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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Project
2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Project
2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Sculpture
-50Wrestler's Weight with Hercules and the Nemean Lion; Wrestling Scene (reverse)
-50
Sculpture
571Standing Buddha with Radiate Combined Halo
571
Sculpture
200Buddha
200
Sculpture
-100Dish with Marine Creature and Couple
-100
Object
250Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)
250
Sculpture
1Seated Buddha
1
Sculpture
-150Dish with Eros on a Swan
-150
Sculpture
600Tara
600
Sculpture
400Monumental Bodhisattva Head
400
Sculpture
100Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)
100
Sculpture
-150Dish with Apollo and Daphne
-150
Sculpture
800Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu
800
Sculpture
100Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)
100
Sculpture
-100Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster
-100
Sculpture
50Procession of Five Figures
50
Object
1Hinged Armlet
1
Sculpture
200Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
200
Sculpture
200Bust of a Bodhisattva Shakyamuni
200
Sculpture
1The Dream of Queen Maya (the Buddha's Conception)
1
Sculpture
-50Dish with the Drunken Hercules Supported by Two Women and Flanked by a Lion
-50
Sculpture
550Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons
550
Sculpture
1Reliquary
1
Sculpture
1Reliquary with Contents
1
Sculpture
200Head of the Fasting Siddhartha
200
Sculpture
350Torso of a Bodhisattva
350
Sculpture
100Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collction)
100
Sculpture
-3000Seated Mother Goddess
-3000
Sculpture
-50Reliquary with Contents
-50
Sculpture
800Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center
800
Sculpture
150Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future)
150
Sculpture
800Vajradharma Lokeshvara
800
Sculpture
200Relief Panel: Presentation of a Statue
200
Sculpture
600Meditating Buddha Attended by Two Bodhisattvas
600
Sculpture
1Fragment of a Vessel with a Dionysian Scene
1
Sculpture
100Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)
100
Object
1Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)
1
Sculpture
-200Dish with Busts of a Man and Woman
-200
Sculpture
-100Mirror Handle with a Woman Holding a Mirror
-100
Sculpture
200Head of a Bodhisattva
200
Sculpture
100Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)
100
Sculpture
100The Gift of Anathapindada
100
Sculpture
50Garuda Vanquishing the Naga Clan
50
Sculpture
1Reliquary
1
Object
50Two Rondels with Heads
50
Sculpture
250Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa
250
Sculpture
200Standing Buddha
200
Object
-150Intaglio Ring with Two Figures
-150
Sculpture
100Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)
100
Sculpture
400Box Lid with a Bull
400
Sculpture
400Portable Shrine with the Buddha Shakyamuni Preaching his First Sermon
400
Sculpture
700Seated Bodhisattva
700
Sculpture
200Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni
200
Sculpture
400Panel of a Portable Shrine
400
Sculpture
700Standing Bodhisattva
700
Sculpture
450Ritual Incense Burner
450
Sculpture
-50Mirror Handle: Standing Woman
-50
Sculpture
-50Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa
-50
Sculpture
100Plaque in the Form of a Standing Female Figure
100
Sculpture
34Garland Holder with a Winged Celestial
34
Sculpture
400Panel of a Portable Shrine
400
Sculpture
1Reliquary
1
Object
-3000Seal with an Ox
-3000
Sculpture
100Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)
100
Sculpture
-50Reliquary with Ancient Repairs
-50
Sculpture
150Mold for a Buddha's Head
150
Sculpture
-1Two Standing Women
-1
Sculpture
-250Dish with a Mythological Couple (Perhaps Apollo and Daphne)
-250
Sculpture
100Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon
100
Sculpture
50Dipankara Jataka (The Story of the Ascetic Megha and the Buddha Dipankara)
50
Sculpture
150Standing Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
150
Sculpture
1The Ramaka Casket; Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by Ramaka
1
Sculpture
-100Disk Stone with a Four-Part Design of Palmettes and Branches
-100
Sculpture
600Standing Female Deity
600
Object
120Coin of Kanishka
120
Sculpture
750Attendant Figure from a Halo
750
Sculpture
50Four Ascetic Brahmans
50
Sculpture
100False Gable Border Relief: Worshippers in Princely Costumes
100
Sculpture
1Dish with Three Bowl-Shaped Receptacles
1
Sculpture
100Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)
100
Sculpture
1Tiny Container With a Lid
1
Sculpture
300Fragment of a Cosmetic Mixing Palette
300
Sculpture
-50Plaque with a Figure Standing in a Doorway
-50
Sculpture
1Dish with Five Sections
1
Sculpture
-100Dish with Musicians
-100
Sculpture
-50Rondel with Images of Buddha
-50
Object
150Coin of Huvishka
150
Object
1625Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms
1625
Sculpture
350Fragment of a Box Lid
350
Sculpture
200Seated Bodhisattva, Possibly Padmapani
200
Sculpture
1Right Hand of the Buddha
1
Sculpture
1Ascetic Youth
1
Sculpture
1Garland Holder (Possibly a Figure of Dionysos)
1
Sculpture
1Seated Worshipper
1
Sculpture
300Head of Buddha
300
Sculpture
50Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni
50
Sculpture
-100Mirror Handle
-100
Sculpture
100Reliquary with Contents
100
Sculpture
700Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya
700
Sculpture
1Roundel with a Winged Female Deity
1
Object
700Buddhist Halo
700
Object
185Coin of Vasudeva
185
Sculpture
-150Dish with a Sea Monster and Marine Deity
-150
Sculpture
1Panel with Marine Deity
1
Sculpture
300Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Sculpture
350Fragment of a Box Lid
350
Sculpture
600Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
600
Sculpture
567Standing Buddha
567
Sculpture
-100Mirror Handle
-100
Object
1850Tunic
1850
Sculpture
100Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya
100
Sculpture
-200Dish with Ram
-200
Sculpture
1Lid of a Relic Casket
1
Sculpture
1Fragment of a Bowl
1
Object
1Lid with Seated Male Figure
1
Sculpture
350Lower Section of a Box
350
Sculpture
-3550Goddess
-3550
Object
1800Textile Fragment
1800
Sculpture
-199Palette with Seven Hemispherical Compartments
-199
Sculpture
450Head of Addorsed Maheshvara
450
Object
1625Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet
1625
Sculpture
1Head of a Bearded Brahman
1
Sculpture
100Frieze with Two Seated Buddhas
100
Sculpture
450Head of Vaitunkta Vishnu
450
Sculpture
200Meditating Buddha
200
Sculpture
200Head of a Female Figure
200
Sculpture
250Head of Buddha
250
Sculpture
800Four-Armed Ganesha Seated on Two Lions
800
Sculpture
250Head of a Buddha
250
Sculpture
300Head of Buddha
300
Sculpture
350Fragment of a Box
350
Sculpture
300Mold and Impression for an Adorning Figure
300
Sculpture
1Seated Female
1
Sculpture
1900Seated Buddha (Study Collection)
1900
Sculpture
300Head of Buddha
300
Sculpture
100Capital (Study Collection)
100
Sculpture
1Reliquary Box With a Lid
1
Object
1Gaming Die
1
Sculpture
300Head of an Iranian Nomad
300
Sculpture
200Pair of Lions with Attendant
200
Sculpture
400Seated Bodhisattva with Combined Halo and Mandorla
400
Sculpture
300Door Guardian (Dvarapala)
300
Sculpture
1Kneeling Bodhisattva
1
Sculpture
350Fragment of a Box Lid
350
Object
300Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure
300
Sculpture
100Buddha and Worshippers
100
Object
1605Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1605
Sculpture
400Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
400
Sculpture
200Standing Monk
200
Sculpture
200Head of an Iranian Nomad
200
Sculpture
1Covered Reliquary
1
Sculpture
500Karttikeya, the God of War
500
Sculpture
200Head of a Bodhisattva
200
Sculpture
100Lion
100
Object
1625Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1625
Object
-50Jewelry Mold With Two Figures
-50
Sculpture
100Reliquary with Contents
100
Sculpture
-199Fragment of a Mother Goddess
-199
Sculpture
500Panel of a Portable Shrine with Karttikeya, the God of War
500
Sculpture
600Seated Buddha
600
Object
1625Carpet Fragment
1625
Object
1625Fragments of a Carpet
1625
Sculpture
300Enthroned Buddha Finial
300
Sculpture
100Reliquary with Contents
100
Sculpture
800Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East
800
Sculpture
1Dish in Two Sections with Three Figures
1
Sculpture
200The Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)
200
Object
1625Carpet
1625
Sculpture
150Standing Bodhisattva
150
Sculpture
500Buddha with Radiate Halo and Mandorla
500
Sculpture
-100Dish with Sea Monster Bearing a Female
-100
Sculpture
450Head of Shiva
450
Object
450Incense Burner in Three Parts
450
Sculpture
50Stair Riser: Dionysian Scene with Musicians and Dancers
50
Sculpture
200Head of an Iranian Nomad
200
Sculpture
200Head of a Buddha
200
Sculpture
100The Alms Gift of Dust
100
Sculpture
-3000Seated Mother Goddess
-3000
Sculpture
-3550Goddess
-3550
Sculpture
1Reliquary with Contents
1
Sculpture
1Head of a Male
1
Object
150Coin of Huvishka
150
Object
1575Writing Box
1575
Sculpture
100Reliquary
100
Sculpture
200Head of Buddha
200
Sculpture
300Bust of a Bodhisattva
300
Sculpture
800Standing Tara, the Buddhist Savioress
800
Object
50Reliquary
50
Sculpture
200Head of a Bearded Male Figure
200
Sculpture
1900Seated Bodhisattva (Study Collection)
1900
Object
1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Object
1875Rebab
1875
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1875Gumuri
1875
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1701Spear
1701
Object
1850Nay
1850
Object
1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
Object
-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
Object
900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
Object
1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Object
1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Object
1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
Object
1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
Object
1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Object
1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
Project
2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
Project
2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Map
1953Near East. Middle East. India. Pakistan. Tibet.
1953
Project
2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Project
2021Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art
2021
Project
2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Sculpture
Head of a Youthful Male
Sculpture
Mold and Impression for a Seated Buddha
Project
2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Map
1258Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Bevölkerung. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: population).
1258
Project
2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
Project
2020Move over Katy Perry, it’s all about the burkinis on top in Maria Mahfooz’s Pakistani Gurls
2020
Project
2021FT.WA is a creative collective bridging British and Pakistani culture, expressing a clash of traditions
2021
Project
2013Photography: Daniel Ali's honest images show a very different side of Karachi
2013
Project
2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Map
1258Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Städte. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: cities).
1258
Project
2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
Project
2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
Project
2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
Project
2023In her new project, Misha Japanwala reframes shamelessness in Pakistan
2023