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Project
2019Cengiz Yar documents the de-mining efforts in the city of Mosul
2019
Project
2023Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
Project
2022Tracy Chahwan on making the visuals for all the best “strictly-vinyl” parties in Beirut
2022
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2014Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
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2019The latest series by Israeli art collective Broken Fingaz showcases a contemporary twist on traditional oil painting
2019
Project
2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2016Barcelona-based illustrator Nicolás Valencia’s intimate depictions of voluptuous forms
2016
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2019Join Cachetejack and Dropbox for a collaborative workshop at OFFF Barcelona
2019
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2015Tasty record sleeves from Barcelona's own Arnau Pi
2015
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2015Smart, cute GIFs from Barcelona-based illustrator Luis Mazón
2015
Project
2015There's a great line-up for the Internet Age Media Weekend in Barcelona
2015
Project
2014Etnia Barcelona's new eyewear range inspired by the floral world
2014
Motion
2014Short film studies self expression via fashion and cross-dressing in Pakistan
2014
Motion
2019Bee-themed shoot Bal arose from a Turkish film and a stomach ache
2019
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2014Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria
2014
Project
2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Motion
2021Beirut-born Yasmina Hilal organically creates mixed media collages – cutting, gluing and sewing away from digital manipulation
2021
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
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2015Farah Al Qasimi photographs Dubai’s decaying entertainment architecture
2015
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2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Project
2012The brilliant Barcelona studio Forma & Co in our first ABSOLUT Network showcase
2012
Motion
2022Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
Project
2021Gaza-based painter Malak Mattar on making art as a feminist in Palestine
2021
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2026Spark 2026 puts creative production front and centre at ISE Barcelona
2026
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50Two Rondels with Heads
50
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-3000Seal with an Ox
-3000
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-150Intaglio Ring with Two Figures
-150
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250Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)
250
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1Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)
1
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1Hinged Armlet
1
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1Gaming Die
1
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1625Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet
1625
Object
150Coin of Huvishka
150
Object
120Coin of Kanishka
120
Object
1625Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1625
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1575Writing Box
1575
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1Lid with Seated Male Figure
1
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-50Jewelry Mold With Two Figures
-50
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450Incense Burner in Three Parts
450
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300Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure
300
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1625Carpet Fragment
1625
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1625Fragments of a Carpet
1625
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1605Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1605
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1625Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms
1625
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1625Carpet
1625
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1800Textile Fragment
1800
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1850Tunic
1850
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50Reliquary
50
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700Buddhist Halo
700
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150Coin of Huvishka
150
Object
185Coin of Vasudeva
185
Map
1770Elaborately illustrated map of the Awadh Subah of the Mughal Empire, commissioned by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil, ca.1770
1770
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1701Knife with Sheath
1701
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1675Sword with Scabbard
1675
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1801Sword
1801
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1915Vers l'Orient, Constantinople la résignée
1915
Object
1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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800Textile Fragment
800
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800Textile Fragment
800
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200Footed cup with human busts in medallions
200
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1798Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
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1890Ensemble
1890
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1880Tar
1880
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1800Basin
1800
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1700Hanging
1700
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1611Panel
1611
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1710Pilgrim Flask
1710
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1700Bowl
1700
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1801Zurna
1801
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1500Liturgical Cuff
1500
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1837A Ship in a Stormy Sea
1837
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-750Stamp seal (scaraboid) with monster
-750
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1800Tār
1800
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1880Tar
1880
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864Textile Fragment
864
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1800Necklace
1800
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1800Necklace
1800
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1800Necklace
1800
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800Ikat Textile Fragment
800
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900Textile Fragment
900
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1400Textile Fragment
1400
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900Textile Fragment
900
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900Textile Fragment
900
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900Textile Fragment
900
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900Textile Fragment
900
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900Textile Fragment
900
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900Fragment of an Embroidered Textile
900
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900Textile Fragment
900
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900Fragment of a Mantle
900
Object
875Tiraz Textile Fragment
875
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700Fragment of a shawl with inscription
700
Object
875Tiraz Fragment from an Ikat Shawl
875
Object
1290Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
1290
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1875Rebab
1875
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1100Earring, One of a Pair
1100
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1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
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1800Necklace
1800
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1700Powder Horn
1700
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1800Square
1800
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1800Ewer
1800
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900Reed Mat
900
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1225Catapult Projectile from Montfort (Starkenberg) Castle
1225
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400Gaming Piece
400
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400Bracelet
400
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400Probably a Counter
400
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400Cross Pendant
400
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400Spoon
400
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400Button or Spindle Whorl
400
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400Rod or Bobbin
400
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600Head of a Figure
600
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400Cymbals
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Cross Pendant
400
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400Hinge
400
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400Bone Fragment
400
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400Pin or Stylus
400
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400Ornament
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Fragment of a Book Cover
400
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400Key
400
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400Ring
400
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400Pin or Stylus
400
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400Bell
400
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400Bone Fragment
400
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400Fish Hook
400
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400Ornament
400
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400Bell
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Nail
400
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400Buckle
400
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400Spindle Whorl or Button
400
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400Ring
400
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400Jar
400
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400Pin
400
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622Buckle
622
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1800Dress
1800
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1800Jacket
1800
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1800Headscarf
1800
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1800Robe
1800
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1700Ring
1700
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1800Palestinian Doll's Thob al-Malek Royal Dress
1800
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400Ring
400
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1800Ensemble
1800
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1800Zurna
1800
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800Chess Piece
800
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400Plaque
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Probably a Counter
400
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400Plaque
400
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997Dinar
997
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal, for cuneiform tablets 1983.135.4a, b: private letter
-2000
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1784Miquelet Gun
1784
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1738Miquelet Rifle
1738
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595Gold Belt Buckle and Strap End
595
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1450Shield
1450
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-3000Terracotta jug
-3000
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-1800Fragmentary gaming board: game of 58 holes
-1800
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-1800Fragmentary gaming board: game of 58 holes
-1800
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1873Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873: Ouvrage publié sous le patronage de la Commission impériale ottomane pour l'Exposition universelle de Vienne
1873
Object
-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal in Anatolian style
-2000
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-521Silver bowl
-521
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1750Miquelet Rifle
1750
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-2300Silver phiale (libation bowl)
-2300
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-2300Gilded silver cup with two handles
-2300
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-2000Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet: private letter
-2000
Object
1450Helmet with Aventail
1450
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-2300Silver beaker
-2300
Object
-2000Serpentine axehead
-2000
Object
-2300Electrum vase with lid
-2300
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1801Knife with Sheath
1801
Object
1401Side Piece of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
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1401Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Object
1575Shaffron (Head Defense) for a Camel
1575
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1801Pair of Stirrups and Ring Bit
1801
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1197Axe (Berdiche)
1197
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1775Girdle Clasp
1775
Object
1826Sword (Kilij) and Scabbard with Baldric
1826
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
Object
1851Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1851
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1501Left Arm Guard
1501
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1550Helmet
1550
Object
1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1375Field Ensign
1375
Object
1242Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)
1242
Object
1275Axe (Berdiche)
1275
Object
1478Turban Helmet
1478
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1450Turban Helmet
1450
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1675Miquelet Gun
1675
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1451Shirt of Mail and Plate
1451
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1550Scimitar with Scabbard
1550
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-300Snaffle Bit
-300
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1732Miquelet Pistol
1732
Object
-2000Cuneiform tablet: private letter
-2000
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1500Shaffron
1500
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Assyrian and Anatolian styles, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.17a: loan of silver
-2000
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.5a: record of a lawsuit
-2000
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with five cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.21b: court deposition
-2000
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1535Helmet
1535
Object
1775Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
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1701Patch Box
1701
Object
1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Pendant
1775
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals: loan of silver
-2000
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.15a: quittance
-2000
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.19a: legal decision by appointed judges
-2000
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-2000Cylinder seal and modern impression: goddess leading a worshiper to a seated deity; bull god
-2000
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1475Two Arrows
1475
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1501Archer's Thumb Ring
1501
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1525Helmet
1525
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1701Saber
1701
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1701Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1701
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1775Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
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1750Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard
1750
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1701Dagger with Sheath
1701
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1880Dance slipper
1880
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1000Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles
1000
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-1800Bowl
-1800
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1501Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
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1501Turban Helmet
1501
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1450Turban Helmet
1450
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1450Turban Helmet
1450
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1658Banner
1658
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1825Dervish Ax
1825
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1525Mace
1525
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1550Saddle
1550
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1425Armor for Man and Horse
1425
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1588Helmet
1588
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1825Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1825
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-1900Vessel
-1900
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1648Mace
1648
Object
1575Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1575