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2019Bee-themed shoot Bal arose from a Turkish film and a stomach ache
2019
Motion
2022Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
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1701Knife with Sheath
1701
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1915Vers l'Orient, Constantinople la résignée
1915
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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1798Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
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1450Helmet with Aventail
1450
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-2300Silver phiale (libation bowl)
-2300
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-2000Serpentine axehead
-2000
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1784Miquelet Gun
1784
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-2300Gilded silver cup with two handles
-2300
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-3000Terracotta jug
-3000
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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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595Gold Belt Buckle and Strap End
595
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1738Miquelet Rifle
1738
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1450Shield
1450
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1750Miquelet Rifle
1750
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-2300Electrum vase with lid
-2300
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-2300Silver beaker
-2300
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal in Anatolian style
-2000
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1242Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)
1242
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1851Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1851
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1701Dagger with Sheath
1701
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1500Shaffron
1500
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1801Pair of Stirrups and Ring Bit
1801
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1501Left Arm Guard
1501
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-300Snaffle Bit
-300
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1197Axe (Berdiche)
1197
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1451Shirt of Mail and Plate
1451
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1550Scimitar with Scabbard
1550
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1701Patch Box
1701
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
Object
1475Two Arrows
1475
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1750Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard
1750
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1701Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1701
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1275Axe (Berdiche)
1275
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1550Helmet
1550
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1501Archer's Thumb Ring
1501
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1701Saber
1701
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1401Side Piece of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
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1535Helmet
1535
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1801Knife with Sheath
1801
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1575Shaffron (Head Defense) for a Camel
1575
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1375Field Ensign
1375
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1732Miquelet Pistol
1732
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1675Miquelet Gun
1675
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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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1401Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
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1450Turban Helmet
1450
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1826Sword (Kilij) and Scabbard with Baldric
1826
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1478Turban Helmet
1478
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1525Helmet
1525
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1501Turban Helmet
1501
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1701Dagger with Sheath
1701
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1916Ūd
1916
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1588Helmet
1588
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-2000Decorated ring
-2000
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1550Portions of a Cuirass
1550
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1800Knotted Rug
1800
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1425Armor for Man and Horse
1425
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1525Mace
1525
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1880Dance slipper
1880
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1475Helmet
1475
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1700Bell
1700
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1648Mace
1648
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1850Saz
1850
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1550Helmet
1550
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1601Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1601
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1801Qānūn
1801
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1850Kemangeh
1850
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1801Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
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1825Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1825
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1575Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1575
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-2000Decorated ring
-2000
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1501Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
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1850Kemangeh
1850
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1501Dagger
1501
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1555Helmet
1555
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1825Dervish Ax
1825
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1450Turban Helmet
1450
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1650Standard (<i>Alem</i>)
1650
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1850Junuk
1850
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1501Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
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1550Saddle
1550
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1850Tanbour Bouzourk
1850
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1850Tanbur Kabir Turki
1850
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1450Turban Helmet
1450
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1658Banner
1658
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1801Qānūn
1801
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1401Turban Helmet
1401
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1425Defense for the Lower Right Leg (Greave)
1425
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1501Helmet
1501
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1450Helmet
1450
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1850Jōra (small) Sāz,
1850
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1850Kaval
1850
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1850Darabukka
1850
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1601Helmet
1601
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1850Zurna
1850
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1850Tabl-i baz
1850
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1850Düdük
1850
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1850Zurna
1850
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1850Düdük
1850
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1601Helmet
1601
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1500Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)
1500
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1850Daira
1850
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1600Helmet
1600
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1450Shirt of Mail and Plate
1450
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1719Composite Bow with Forty Arrows
1719
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1650Saber
1650
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1850Qānūn
1850
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1850Zurna
1850
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1850Baz
1850
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1450Left Leg Defense (Greave)
1450
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1850Tabl baladi
1850
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1801Zils
1801
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1401Mail Shirt
1401
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1801Zils
1801
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1850tabl-i baz
1850
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1850Nay
1850
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1801Saber with Scabbard
1801
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1801Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
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1601Helmet
1601
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1450Pair of Leg Defenses (Greaves)
1450
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1451Right Leg Defense (Greave)
1451
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1700Transylvanian prayer rug
1700
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1850Zilli mașa
1850
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1850Zilli mașa
1850
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1501Shield Boss
1501
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1850Santir (santur)
1850
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-2000Cup
-2000
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1850Saz
1850
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1850Kemangeh
1850
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1850Fellahi
1850
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1850Dabbous (zarf or darb)
1850
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Anatolian and Old Assyrian style, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.16a: quittance for a loan in silver
-2000
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1850Daira
1850
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1801Knife with Sheath
1801
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1701Powder Measure
1701
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1601Gauntlet
1601
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1801Bident Head
1801
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1701Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1701
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1800Kemençe
1800
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1701Archer's Ring
1701
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1501Helmet
1501
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1501Helmet
1501
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1600Manuscript pages showing battle scenes
1600
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1801Axe
1801
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1701Knife (Kard) with Sheath
1701
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1675Archer's Ring
1675
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1801Combination Flintlock and Knife Carrier
1801
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1701Spearhead
1701
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1701Knife (Kard) with Sheath
1701
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1501Helmet
1501
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1501Head of a Janissary Hammer
1501
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1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
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1801Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1801
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1522Saber
1522
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1701Arm Guard
1701
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1501Left Leg Guard
1501
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1865Lâvta (lute)
1865
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1701Knife (Yatagan) with Sheath
1701
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1775Dagger with Sheath
1775
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1801Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
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1701Banner
1701
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1501Helmet
1501
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1701Dagger with Sheath
1701
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1787Neck Chain with Badge
1787
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1701Primer with Cord
1701
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1675Archer's Ring
1675
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1501Thigh Defense
1501
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1701Knife with Sheath
1701
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1501Archer's Ring
1501
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1701Primer
1701
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1501Right Leg Guard
1501
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1601Hammer of a Janissary
1601
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1801Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
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1425Armor for Man and Horse
1425
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-900Stamp seal (ovoid) with animals
-900
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-900Stamp seal (scaraboid) with animals
-900
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-900Stamp seal (scaraboid) with animal
-900
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-1200Stamp seal (ovoid) with animals
-1200
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-900Stamp seal (rounded triangular base with loop handle) with anthropomorphic figure and animals
-900
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1475Mail Shirt
1475
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-1200Stamp seal (bifacial scaraboid) with animals
-1200
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-900Stamp seal (pyramid) with monster
-900
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-900Stamp seal (ovoid) with three-figure contest scene
-900
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1850Darabuka
1850
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-800Stamp seal (scarab) with two-figure contest scene (?)
-800
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-900Stamp seal (conoid knob) with plant
-900
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1401Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses
1401
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1738Dagger (Kard) with Shealth
1738
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1401Shirt of Mail and Plate
1401
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-900Stamp seal (scarab) with animal
-900
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-900Stamp seal (lion-shaped) with animal
-900
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1850Saz
1850
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
Project
2016Photographer Ina Niehoff's beautiful analogue Istanbul travelogue
2016
Project
2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
Project
2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
Project
2015Istanbul’s impossibly colourful minimalist architecture, shot by Yener Torun
2015
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
Motion
2017Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations
2017
Project
2021Alp Peker’s photography captures the intersection of Turkish culture and the queer community
2021
Project
2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2020Solene Gün examines men in Turkish banlieue communities in Berlin and Paris
2020
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2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
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2014Selma Alaçam embroiders song lyrics on to Turkish rugs
2014
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2018Turkish photographer Olgaç Bozalp recreates family photo albums
2018
Project
2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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2017Ahmet Unver uses photography to explore his Swedish and Turkish roots
2017
Project
2016Murat Sinici depicts the brutal but affable side to Turkish olive oil wrestling
2016
Project
2012Powerful show explores the new design rules at Istanbul's biennial
2012
Project
2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012