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2022Tracy Chahwan on making the visuals for all the best “strictly-vinyl” parties in Beirut
2022
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2023Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
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2014Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
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2019Cengiz Yar documents the de-mining efforts in the city of Mosul
2019
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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2019The latest series by Israeli art collective Broken Fingaz showcases a contemporary twist on traditional oil painting
2019
Motion
2019Bee-themed shoot Bal arose from a Turkish film and a stomach ache
2019
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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2014Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria
2014
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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2018Photographer Fred Lahache captures Morocco through the eyes of his childhood friend
2018
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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
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2021Gaza-based painter Malak Mattar on making art as a feminist in Palestine
2021
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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1801Sword
1801
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1675Sword with Scabbard
1675
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1701Knife with Sheath
1701
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1915Vers l'Orient, Constantinople la résignée
1915
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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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1801Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard
1801
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1800Burnus / Selham
1800
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1875Rebab
1875
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1801Rabāb
1801
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1801Knife (Flyssa) with sheath
1801
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1775Knife (Flyssa) with Sheath
1775
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1850Guenbri
1850
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1798Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
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1700Fragment of Scarf
1700
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1850Agwel
1850
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1850T'arija
1850
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1850T'arija
1850
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1600Cover
1600
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1850Guenbri
1850
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1850Gunibri
1850
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1850Halam
1850
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1850Guenbri
1850
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1700Valance or Bed Hanging
1700
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1850Tabl Šamī
1850
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1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
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1800Burnus
1800
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1850Pair of Stirrups
1850
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1700Scarf
1700
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1800Necklace
1800
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1850Quwaytara
1850
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1700Belt or Sash
1700
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1500Screen
1500
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1500Screen
1500
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1775Hanging (Arid)
1775
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1700Fragment of Sash
1700
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1700Earring, One of a Pair
1700
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1700Bead, One of a Pair
1700
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1700Bead, One of a Pair
1700
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1700Earring, One of a Pair
1700
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1850Tar
1850
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1775Necklace
1775
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1775Clip earrings
1775
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1775Necklace
1775
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1800Necklace
1800
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1800Necklace
1800
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1775Scarf End
1775
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1700Fragment of Scarf
1700
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1701Prick Spur
1701
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1800Belts
1800
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1800Fragment of Hanging
1800
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1800Hanging
1800
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1800Band
1800
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1800Border of a Cushion Cover
1800
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1800Band
1800
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1700Towel End
1700
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1700Hanging
1700
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1700Panel
1700
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1700Strip
1700
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1700Hanging
1700
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1700Hanging
1700
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1880Rebab
1880
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1801Knife with Sheath
1801
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1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
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1801Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1801
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1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
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1801Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1801
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1801Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1801
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1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
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1801Dagger (Jambiya) and Sheath
1801
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1864Shawl
1864
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1801Pair of Stirrups
1801
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1701Saddle, Bridle, Bit, and Trappings
1701
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1701Bridle Band
1701
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1701Sword Belt
1701
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1850Tar
1850
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1300Pendants
1300
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1300Panel with Cusped Arches
1300
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1850Pair of Prick Spurs
1850
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1800Chair Cover
1800
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1700Sampler
1700
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1700Band
1700
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1700Band
1700
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1800Fragment of Border
1800
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1775Necklace
1775
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1611Panel
1611
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1700Hanging
1700
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1800Basin
1800
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1710Pilgrim Flask
1710
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1801Zurna
1801
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1700Bowl
1700
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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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1890Ensemble
1890
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1880Tar
1880
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1800Necklace
1800
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1800Necklace
1800
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1800Necklace
1800
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700Fragment of a shawl with inscription
700
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864Textile Fragment
864
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875Tiraz Textile Fragment
875
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900Fragment of a Mantle
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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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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1400Textile Fragment
1400
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900Textile Fragment
900
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800Ikat Textile Fragment
800
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1290Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
1290
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875Tiraz Fragment from an Ikat Shawl
875
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1800Necklace
1800
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Rebab
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1100Earring, One of a Pair
1100
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1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
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1700Powder Horn
1700
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1800Ewer
1800
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1800Square
1800
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1225Catapult Projectile from Montfort (Starkenberg) Castle
1225
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900Reed Mat
900
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400Rod or Bobbin
400
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1800Dress
1800
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1800Jacket
1800
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1800Headscarf
1800
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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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1700Ring
1700
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1800Palestinian Doll's Thob al-Malek Royal Dress
1800
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400Button or Spindle Whorl
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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622Buckle
622
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1800Robe
1800
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400Ring
400
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400Pin
400
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400Jar
400
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400Ring
400
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400Spindle Whorl or Button
400
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400Buckle
400
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400Nail
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Bell
400
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400Ornament
400
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400Fish Hook
400
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400Bone Fragment
400
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400Bell
400
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400Pin or Stylus
400
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400Ring
400
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400Key
400
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400Fragment of a Book Cover
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Ornament
400
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400Pin or Stylus
400
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400Bone Fragment
400
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400Hinge
400
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400Cross Pendant
400
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400Plaque
400
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400Cymbals
400
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600Head of a Figure
600
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997Dinar
997
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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
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-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 case impressed with cylinder seal, for cuneiform tablets 1983.135.4a, b: private letter
-2000
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-2000Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet: private letter
-2000
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1450Helmet with Aventail
1450
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-2300Silver beaker
-2300
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-2000Serpentine axehead
-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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-2300Electrum vase with lid
-2300
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-300Snaffle Bit
-300
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1732Miquelet Pistol
1732
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-2000Cuneiform tablet: private letter
-2000
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1500Shaffron
1500
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1535Helmet
1535
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1775Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
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1450Turban Helmet
1450
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1478Turban Helmet
1478
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1275Axe (Berdiche)
1275
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1242Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)
1242
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1550Scimitar with Scabbard
1550
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1675Miquelet Gun
1675
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1451Shirt of Mail and Plate
1451
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1375Field Ensign
1375
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1550Helmet
1550
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1501Left Arm Guard
1501
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1851Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1851