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▶Middle East19,486

All of Middle East Persian / Iranian6,669 Ancient Mesopotamian1,084 Assyrian / Syriac587 Syrian384 Turkish / Ottoman240 Iraqi165 Islamic world (pan-regional)152 Palestinian69 Arab (pan-Arab)30 Jewish & Israeli23 Yemeni20 Armenian18 Kurdish14 Saudi Arabian11 Lebanese9 Omani4 Emirati3 Kuwaiti2 Jordanian1 Qatari1

▶North Africa1,758

All of North Africa Egyptian1,595 Moroccan100 Algerian43 Tunisian11 Amazigh (Berber)6 Sudanese3

▶Caucasus & Central Asia176

All of Caucasus & Central Asia Uzbek82 Afghan59 Azerbaijani27 Turkmen4 Georgian (Caucasus)1 Kazakh1 Kyrgyz1 Tajik1

▶South Asia1527

All of South Asia Indian303 Pakistani198 Tibetan13 Nepali7 Bangladeshi2 Sri Lankan2 Bhutanese2

▶East Asia725

All of East Asia Japanese244 Korean218 Chinese177 Hong Kong63 Taiwanese12 Mongolian11

▶Southeast Asia975

All of Southeast Asia Indonesian303 Thai269 Filipino168 Vietnamese112 Cambodian / Khmer98 Singaporean15 Malaysian6 Lao2 Burmese2

▶Western Europe1,690

All of Western Europe British943 French524 Belgian96 Dutch88 Irish39

▶Central Europe592

All of Central Europe Swiss293 German167 Polish58 Czech26 Hungarian25 Austrian23

▶Northern Europe141

All of Northern Europe Swedish41 Finnish29 Norwegian20 Danish19 Icelandic16 Baltic (Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian)12 Norse / Viking3 Sámi1

▶Southern Europe1447

All of Southern Europe Greek163 Italian154 Portuguese52 Spanish42 Catalan28 Cypriot5 Maltese3 Basque0

▶Eastern Europe & Russia1168

All of Eastern Europe & Russia Russian48 Romanian42 Soviet30 Ukrainian24 Bulgarian7 Belarusian5 Serbian4 Albanian4 Slovenian2 Yugoslav1 Bosnian1

▶Sub-Saharan Africa556

All of Sub-Saharan Africa Nigerian213 Malian74 African (pan-regional)72 Congolese53 South African45 Ghanaian41 Ethiopian27 Cameroonian11 Kenyan7 Senegalese6 Ugandan3 Tanzanian2 Ivorian1 Zimbabwean1

▶Latin America & Caribbean1,354

All of Latin America & Caribbean Mexican349 Peruvian321 Colombian284 Guatemalan82 Ecuadorian72 Cuban59 Brazilian42 Bolivian40 Pre-Columbian27 Chilean23 Argentine22 Jamaican16 Venezuelan9 Haitian3 Uruguayan3 Puerto Rican2

▶North America757

All of North America American (US)637 Canadian113 Indigenous North American6 African American1

▶Oceania80

All of Oceania Australian37 New Zealand34 Pacific Islander9

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The Met192 It's Nice That19 David Rumsey Map Collection13 Wikimedia Commons5

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Procession of Five Figures

Procession of Five Figures

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Standing Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Standing Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Mirror Handle: Standing Woman

Mirror Handle: Standing Woman

Hinged Armlet

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Portable Shrine with the Buddha Shakyamuni Preaching his First Sermon

Portable Shrine with the Buddha Shakyamuni Preaching his First Sermon

Reliquary with Ancient Repairs

Reliquary with Ancient Repairs

Mold for a Buddha's Head

Mold for a Buddha's Head

Dish with a Mythological Couple (Perhaps Apollo and Daphne)

Dish with a Mythological Couple (Perhaps Apollo and Daphne)

The Ramaka Casket; Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by Ramaka

The Ramaka Casket; Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by Ramaka

Seated Buddha

Meditating Buddha Attended by Two Bodhisattvas

Meditating Buddha Attended by Two Bodhisattvas

Disk Stone with a Four-Part Design of Palmettes and Branches

Disk Stone with a Four-Part Design of Palmettes and Branches

Bust of a Bodhisattva Shakyamuni

Bust of a Bodhisattva Shakyamuni

Wrestler's Weight with Hercules and the Nemean Lion; Wrestling Scene (reverse)

Wrestler's Weight with Hercules and the Nemean Lion; Wrestling Scene (reverse)

Standing Buddha with Radiate Combined Halo

Standing Buddha with Radiate Combined Halo

Buddha

Box Lid with a Bull

Box Lid with a Bull

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Dish with Eros on a Swan

Dish with Eros on a Swan

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Tara

Ritual Incense Burner

Ritual Incense Burner

Monumental Bodhisattva Head

Monumental Bodhisattva Head

Garland Holder with a Winged Celestial

Garland Holder with a Winged Celestial

Dish with the Drunken Hercules Supported by Two Women and Flanked by a Lion

Dish with the Drunken Hercules Supported by Two Women and Flanked by a Lion

Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons

Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster

Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster

Seal with an Ox

Seal with an Ox

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Head of the Fasting Siddhartha

Head of the Fasting Siddhartha

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

The Dream of Queen Maya (the Buddha's Conception)

The Dream of Queen Maya (the Buddha's Conception)

Plaque in the Form of a Standing Female Figure

Plaque in the Form of a Standing Female Figure

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collction)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collction)

Dish with Apollo and Daphne

Dish with Apollo and Daphne

Reliquary

Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center

Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center

Standing Female Deity

Standing Female Deity

Torso of a Bodhisattva

Torso of a Bodhisattva

Reliquary

Seated Mother Goddess

Seated Mother Goddess

Dipankara Jataka (The Story of the Ascetic Megha and the Buddha Dipankara)

Dipankara Jataka (The Story of the Ascetic Megha and the Buddha Dipankara)

Dish with Marine Creature and Couple

Dish with Marine Creature and Couple

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future)

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future)

Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon

Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon

Vajradharma Lokeshvara

Vajradharma Lokeshvara

Relief Panel: Presentation of a Statue

Relief Panel: Presentation of a Statue

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Dish with Busts of a Man and Woman

Dish with Busts of a Man and Woman

Mirror Handle with a Woman Holding a Mirror

Mirror Handle with a Woman Holding a Mirror

Head of a Bodhisattva

Head of a Bodhisattva

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

The Gift of Anathapindada

The Gift of Anathapindada

Garuda Vanquishing the Naga Clan

Garuda Vanquishing the Naga Clan

Reliquary

Standing Bodhisattva

Standing Bodhisattva

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Two Rondels with Heads

Two Rondels with Heads

Two Standing Women

Two Standing Women

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni

Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Fragment of a Vessel with a Dionysian Scene

Fragment of a Vessel with a Dionysian Scene

Seated Bodhisattva

Seated Bodhisattva

Enthroned Buddha Finial

Enthroned Buddha Finial

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Seated Bodhisattva, Possibly Padmapani

Seated Bodhisattva, Possibly Padmapani

Coin of Kanishka

Coin of Kanishka

Attendant Figure from a Halo

Attendant Figure from a Halo

Four Ascetic Brahmans

Four Ascetic Brahmans

False Gable Border Relief: Worshippers in Princely Costumes

False Gable Border Relief: Worshippers in Princely Costumes

Seated Female

Right Hand of the Buddha

Right Hand of the Buddha

Ascetic Youth

Garland Holder (Possibly a Figure of Dionysos)

Garland Holder (Possibly a Figure of Dionysos)

Seated Worshipper

Seated Worshipper

Head of Buddha

Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni

Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni

Mirror Handle

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya

Roundel with a Winged Female Deity

Roundel with a Winged Female Deity

Buddhist Halo

Coin of Vasudeva

Coin of Vasudeva

Dish with a Sea Monster and Marine Deity

Dish with a Sea Monster and Marine Deity

Panel with Marine Deity

Panel with Marine Deity

Monumental Head of Buddha

Monumental Head of Buddha

Fragment of a Box Lid

Fragment of a Box Lid

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Mirror Handle

Tunic

Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya

Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya

Dish with Ram

Lid of a Relic Casket

Lid of a Relic Casket

Fragment of a Bowl

Fragment of a Bowl

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Lower Section of a Box

Lower Section of a Box

Goddess

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Palette with Seven Hemispherical Compartments

Palette with Seven Hemispherical Compartments

Head of Addorsed Maheshvara

Head of Addorsed Maheshvara

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Head of a Bearded Brahman

Head of a Bearded Brahman

Frieze with Two Seated Buddhas

Frieze with Two Seated Buddhas

Head of Vaitunkta Vishnu

Head of Vaitunkta Vishnu

Meditating Buddha

Meditating Buddha

Head of a Female Figure

Head of a Female Figure

Head of Buddha

Four-Armed Ganesha Seated on Two Lions

Four-Armed Ganesha Seated on Two Lions

Head of a Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Head of Buddha

Fragment of a Box

Fragment of a Box

Mold and Impression for an Adorning Figure

Mold and Impression for an Adorning Figure

Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East

Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East

Seated Buddha (Study Collection)

Seated Buddha (Study Collection)

Head of Buddha

Capital (Study Collection)

Capital (Study Collection)

Reliquary Box With a Lid

Reliquary Box With a Lid

Gaming Die

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Pair of Lions with Attendant

Pair of Lions with Attendant

Seated Bodhisattva with Combined Halo and Mandorla

Seated Bodhisattva with Combined Halo and Mandorla

Door Guardian (Dvarapala)

Door Guardian (Dvarapala)

Kneeling Bodhisattva

Kneeling Bodhisattva

Fragment of a Box Lid

Fragment of a Box Lid

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Buddha and Worshippers

Buddha and Worshippers

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha

Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha

Standing Monk

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Covered Reliquary

Covered Reliquary

Karttikeya, the God of War

Karttikeya, the God of War

Head of a Bodhisattva

Head of a Bodhisattva

Lion

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Fragment of a Mother Goddess

Fragment of a Mother Goddess

Panel of a Portable Shrine with Karttikeya, the God of War

Panel of a Portable Shrine with Karttikeya, the God of War

Seated Buddha

Carpet Fragment

Carpet Fragment

Fragments of a Carpet

Fragments of a Carpet

Dish with Three Bowl-Shaped Receptacles

Dish with Three Bowl-Shaped Receptacles

Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)

Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)

Tiny Container With a Lid

Tiny Container With a Lid

Fragment of a Cosmetic Mixing Palette

Fragment of a Cosmetic Mixing Palette

Plaque with a Figure Standing in a Doorway

Plaque with a Figure Standing in a Doorway

Dish with Five Sections

Dish with Five Sections

Dish with Musicians

Dish with Musicians

Rondel with Images of Buddha

Rondel with Images of Buddha

Coin of Huvishka

Coin of Huvishka

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Fragment of a Box Lid

Fragment of a Box Lid

Dish in Two Sections with Three Figures

Dish in Two Sections with Three Figures

The Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)

The Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)

Carpet

Standing Bodhisattva

Standing Bodhisattva

Buddha with Radiate Halo and Mandorla

Buddha with Radiate Halo and Mandorla

Dish with Sea Monster Bearing a Female

Dish with Sea Monster Bearing a Female

Head of Shiva

Incense Burner in Three Parts

Incense Burner in Three Parts

Stair Riser: Dionysian Scene with Musicians and Dancers

Stair Riser: Dionysian Scene with Musicians and Dancers

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Head of a Buddha

Head of a Buddha

The Alms Gift of Dust

The Alms Gift of Dust

Seated Mother Goddess

Seated Mother Goddess

Goddess

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Head of a Male

Coin of Huvishka

Coin of Huvishka

Writing Box

Reliquary

Head of Buddha

Bust of a Bodhisattva

Bust of a Bodhisattva

Standing Tara, the Buddhist Savioress

Standing Tara, the Buddhist Savioress

Reliquary

Head of a Bearded Male Figure

Head of a Bearded Male Figure

Seated Bodhisattva (Study Collection)

Seated Bodhisattva (Study Collection)

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (1)

Soviet pocket watch (1)

Soviet pocket watch

Soviet pocket watch

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Near East. Middle East. India. Pakistan. Tibet.

Near East. Middle East. India. Pakistan. Tibet.

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

U.S.S.R. Europe.

U.S.S.R. Europe.

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art

Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

Head of a Youthful Male

Head of a Youthful Male

Mold and Impression for a Seated Buddha

Mold and Impression for a Seated Buddha

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

Move over Katy Perry, it’s all about the burkinis on top in Maria Mahfooz’s Pakistani Gurls

Move over Katy Perry, it’s all about the burkinis on top in Maria Mahfooz’s Pakistani Gurls

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).

Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).

Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

FT.WA is a creative collective bridging British and Pakistani culture, expressing a clash of traditions

FT.WA is a creative collective bridging British and Pakistani culture, expressing a clash of traditions

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

Photography: Daniel Ali's honest images show a very different side of Karachi

Photography: Daniel Ali's honest images show a very different side of Karachi

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

U.S.S.R. Economic.

U.S.S.R. Economic.

In her new project, Misha Japanwala reframes shamelessness in Pakistan

In her new project, Misha Japanwala reframes shamelessness in Pakistan

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future