Tracy Chahwan on making the visuals for all the best “strictly-vinyl” parties in Beirut
2022
Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
Cengiz Yar documents the de-mining efforts in the city of Mosul
2019
The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
The latest series by Israeli art collective Broken Fingaz showcases a contemporary twist on traditional oil painting
2019
Photography: Alexis Vasilikos photographs opulent houses left behind by the Greek crisis
2014
Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria
2014
The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Farah Al Qasimi photographs Dubai’s decaying entertainment architecture
2015
Gaza-based painter Malak Mattar on making art as a feminist in Palestine
2021
Elaborately illustrated map of the Awadh Subah of the Mughal Empire, commissioned by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil, ca.1770
1770
Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Vers l'Orient, Constantinople la résignée
1915
Footed cup with human busts in medallions
200
Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
A Ship in a Stormy Sea
1837
Stamp seal (scaraboid) with monster
-750
Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
1290
Tiraz Fragment from an Ikat Shawl
875
Fragment of a shawl with inscription
700
Tiraz Textile Fragment
875
Fragment of an Embroidered Textile
900
Earring, One of a Pair
1100
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Catapult Projectile from Montfort (Starkenberg) Castle
1225
Palestinian Doll's Thob al-Malek Royal Dress
1800
Spindle Whorl or Button
400
Fragment of a Book Cover
400
Button or Spindle Whorl
400
Electrum vase with lid
-2300
Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet: private letter
-2000
Portable Icon with the Virgin Eleousa
1300
Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion
900
Silver phiale (libation bowl)
-2300
Medallion with the Virgin from an Icon Frame
1100
Gold Solidus of Constans II (641–68)
654
Histamenon of Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-55)
1042
Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator
1095
Gold Solidus of Valentinian I (364–75)
364
Solidus of Justinian II (685-95)
692
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal in Anatolian style
-2000
Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873: Ouvrage publié sous le patronage de la Commission impériale ottomane pour l'Exposition universelle de Vienne
1873
Gilded silver cup with two handles
-2300
Fragmentary gaming board: game of 58 holes
-1800
Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern
575
Fragmentary gaming board: game of 58 holes
-1800
Panel from an Ivory Casket with Scenes of the Story of Joshua
900
Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern
575
Casket with Warriors and Mythological Figures
900
Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin
1095
Gold Belt Buckle and Strap End
595
Reliquary Casket with the Deesis, Archangels, and the Twelve Apostles
950
Medallion with Christ from an Icon Frame
1100
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal, for cuneiform tablets 1983.135.4a, b: private letter
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.5a: record of a lawsuit
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Assyrian and Anatolian styles, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.17a: loan of silver
-2000
Wing of an Ivory Triptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ
970
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.15a: quittance
-2000
Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals: loan of silver
-2000
Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.19a: legal decision by appointed judges
-2000
Cylinder seal and modern impression: goddess leading a worshiper to a seated deity; bull god
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with five cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.21b: court deposition
-2000
Cross Fragment with Saint John the Theologian
1000
Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1851
Sword (Kilij) and Scabbard with Baldric
1826
Pair of Stirrups and Ring Bit
1801
Shaffron (Head Defense) for a Camel
1575
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Side Piece of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard
1750
Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1701
Shirt of Mail and Plate
1451
Histamenon of Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-55)
1042
Temple Pendant and Stick
1080
Hanging Lamp with a Hand Holding a Cross
500
Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)
1242
Icon with Saint Demetrios
950
Scimitar with Scabbard
1550
Two-Sided Pendant with the Archangel Michael and Daniel in the Lion’s Den
1200
Panel of a Diptych Announcing the Consulship of Justinian
521
Panel of a Diptych Announcing the Consulship of Justinian
521
Censer with Six Holy Figures
582
Panels from an Ivory Casket with the Story of Adam and Eve
900
Icon with the Virgin and Child
950
Icon with the Koimesis
950
Panel from an Ivory Casket with the Story of Adam and Eve
900
Medallion with Saint John the Baptist from an Icon Frame
1100
Medallion with Saint Matthew from an Icon Frame
1100
Medallion with Saint Luke from an Icon Frame
1100
Medallion with Saint Paul from an Icon Frame
1100
Medallion with Saint Peter from an Icon Frame
1100
Medallion with Saint George from an Icon Frame
1100
Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame
1100
Right Wing of a Triptych with Saints Nicholas and Theodore
1000
Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
Casket with Warriors and Dancers
1000
Plate with the Presentation of David to Saul
629
Plate with David Slaying a Lion
629
Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath
629
Plate with David Anointed by Samuel
629
Plate with the Arming of David
629
Plate with David's Confrontation with Eliab
629
Plaque with Scenes from the Story of Joshua
900
Necklace with Pendant Crosses
500
Cuneiform tablet: private letter
-2000
Icon with the Crucifixion
925
Sealing with stamp seal impressions: radiating griffins; banquet scene
-1800
Sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: geometric designs
-1800