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▶Middle East111,637

All of Middle East Persian / Iranian8,109 Ancient Mesopotamian1,081 Syrian715 Assyrian / Syriac587 Iraqi472 Turkish / Ottoman209 Islamic world (pan-regional)155 Saudi Arabian119 Palestinian76 Arab (pan-Arab)36 Yemeni20 Jewish & Israeli20 Armenian17 Lebanese8 Omani4 Emirati3 Kurdish2 Kuwaiti2 Jordanian1 Qatari1

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All of North Africa Egyptian1,687 Moroccan103 Algerian43 Tunisian15 Amazigh (Berber)6 Sudanese2

▶Caucasus & Central Asia217

All of Caucasus & Central Asia Uzbek135 Afghan47 Azerbaijani26 Turkmen5 Georgian (Caucasus)1 Kazakh1 Kyrgyz1 Tajik1

▶South Asia1393

All of South Asia Indian248 Pakistani131 Nepali6 Tibetan6 Sri Lankan1 Bhutanese1

▶East Asia763

All of East Asia Korean300 Japanese230 Chinese150 Hong Kong63 Taiwanese12 Mongolian8

▶Southeast Asia879

All of Southeast Asia Thai267 Indonesian259 Filipino167 Vietnamese124 Cambodian / Khmer40 Singaporean15 Malaysian5 Lao1 Burmese1

▶Western Europe1,487

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▶Central Europe504

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All of Southern Europe Greek158 Italian102 Portuguese37 Spanish34 Catalan26 Maltese3 Cypriot2

▶Eastern Europe & Russia2138

All of Eastern Europe & Russia Russian41 Romanian30 Ukrainian24 Soviet18 Belarusian10 Bulgarian5 Serbian4 Albanian4 Bosnian1 Slovenian1 Yugoslav0

▶Sub-Saharan Africa535

All of Sub-Saharan Africa Nigerian216 Malian84 Congolese51 African (pan-regional)50 Ghanaian46 South African30 Ethiopian27 Cameroonian11 Kenyan7 Senegalese6 Ugandan3 Tanzanian2 Ivorian1 Zimbabwean1

▶Latin America & Caribbean1,399

All of Latin America & Caribbean Mexican350 Peruvian311 Colombian306 Ecuadorian159 Guatemalan104 Brazilian49 Bolivian35 Pre-Columbian21 Cuban17 Jamaican14 Argentine11 Chilean10 Venezuelan7 Haitian3 Puerto Rican1 Uruguayan1

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▶Oceania44

All of Oceania Australian29 Pacific Islander8 New Zealand7

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Introducing... The seriously minimal graphic design of Icelandic studio GUNMAD

Introducing... The seriously minimal graphic design of Icelandic studio GUNMAD

Photographer Chantal Anderson explores youth culture in remote Iceland

Photographer Chantal Anderson explores youth culture in remote Iceland

Shard

Shard

Shard

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Hinged Armlet

Shard

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Two Rondels with Heads

Two Rondels with Heads

Shard

Shard

Seal with an Ox

Seal with an Ox

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard

Shard: Bird

Gaming Die

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard: Lower Face and Torso of Chubby Offerer

Shard: Lower Face and Torso of Chubby Offerer

Shard: Head of Offerer with Plant

Shard: Head of Offerer with Plant

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Shard: Head of Figure

Shard: Head of Figure

Shard: Shoulder of Offerer with Crosshatching

Shard: Shoulder of Offerer with Crosshatching

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Shard: Neckpiece with Female Offerer and Crosshatched Ornamentation

Shard: Neckpiece with Female Offerer and Crosshatched Ornamentation

Buddhist Halo

Coin of Vasudeva

Coin of Vasudeva

Shard

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Neckpiece with Head of Antelope

Shard: Neckpiece with Head of Antelope

Dish

Shard

Shard

Shard: Forepaws of Carnivore

Shard: Forepaws of Carnivore

Tunic

Shard

Shard

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Offerer

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Offerer

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Shard: Neckpiece with Figure Looking Back

Shard: Neckpiece with Figure Looking Back

Shard: Floral Meander

Shard: Floral Meander

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Shard

Shard: Neckpiece with Birds

Shard: Neckpiece with Birds

Cup with Painted Decoration

Cup with Painted Decoration

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Ornament of Mastif

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Ornament of Mastif

Shard: Torso with Flower

Shard: Torso with Flower

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard: Encrusted Neckpiece with Head and Hand

Shard: Encrusted Neckpiece with Head and Hand

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Bowl Decorated with a Procession of Women

Bowl Decorated with a Procession of Women

Shard: Flower

Shard: Carnivore's Torso

Shard: Carnivore's Torso

Coin of Kanishka

Coin of Kanishka

Shard: Face of Offerer

Shard: Face of Offerer

Fragment of a Vase

Fragment of a Vase

Shard: Offerer

Coin of Huvishka

Coin of Huvishka

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Shard

Carpet

Shard: Neck of Vessel with Carnivore

Shard: Neck of Vessel with Carnivore

Shard

Shard

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Incense Burner in Three Parts

Incense Burner in Three Parts

Shard from the Neck of a Vessel

Shard from the Neck of a Vessel

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard:Torso of a Bird

Shard:Torso of a Bird

Shard: Forepaws of Spotted Carnivore

Shard: Forepaws of Spotted Carnivore

Shard: Hand of Offerer

Shard: Hand of Offerer

Shard: Bird

Shard: Lower Part of Torso with Kushan Dress

Shard: Lower Part of Torso with Kushan Dress

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Lug from a Vessel

Lug from a Vessel

Shard: Neckpiece with Head of Offerer

Shard: Neckpiece with Head of Offerer

Shard: Face from Inside of Vessel

Shard: Face from Inside of Vessel

Coin of Huvishka

Coin of Huvishka

Writing Box

Shard: Lotus Flower (Partial with Costume Fragment?)

Shard: Lotus Flower (Partial with Costume Fragment?)

Shard

Shard: Profile of Offerer

Shard

Reliquary

Shard: Head of Figure(?)

Shard: Head of Figure(?)

Shard: Bird From Neck

Shard: Bird From Neck

Lug

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Tile

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Tile

Shard

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Shard

Tile

Shard: Bird

Shard: Bust and Profile of a Figure

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard: Flower

Repaired Shard

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Carpet Fragment

Carpet Fragment

Fragments of a Carpet

Fragments of a Carpet

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Profile of Offerer with Flower

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

Simply stunning illustrations for Icelandic bank by the superb Siggi Eggertsson

Simply stunning illustrations for Icelandic bank by the superb Siggi Eggertsson

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

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Great graphics for an Icelandic bar by Karlssonwilker

Great graphics for an Icelandic bar by Karlssonwilker

Spiritual dimensions – a visit to the site of Iceland's new Pagan temple

Spiritual dimensions – a visit to the site of Iceland's new Pagan temple

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

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

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

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

Meet Universal Thirst, the Bangalore and Reykjavik-based foundry offering a dual perspective on type

Meet Universal Thirst, the Bangalore and Reykjavik-based foundry offering a dual perspective on type

Andre Ermolaev captures Iceland's natural beauty in tremendous style

Andre Ermolaev captures Iceland's natural beauty in tremendous style

Scintillating new work from Icelandic illustrator Siggi Odds

Scintillating new work from Icelandic illustrator Siggi Odds

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.

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)

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

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

Introducing...The wild and native illustration and design of Iceland's Siggi Odds

Introducing...The wild and native illustration and design of Iceland's Siggi Odds

Icelandic/Danish architects KRADS complete the American inspired Stöðin panaromic drive-in

Icelandic/Danish architects KRADS complete the American inspired Stöðin panaromic drive-in

Cool graphic design from Iceland in the shape of Maena #5

Cool graphic design from Iceland in the shape of Maena #5

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

Iceland's Studio Studio: so good they named it twice

Iceland's Studio Studio: so good they named it twice

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

Jack Latham’s Sugar Paper Theories explores Iceland’s most infamous double murder

Jack Latham’s Sugar Paper Theories explores Iceland’s most infamous double murder

Photography: Unbelievable photos taken beneath Iceland's biggest glacier, by Kate Friend

Photography: Unbelievable photos taken beneath Iceland's biggest glacier, by Kate Friend

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

Icelandic design grad Helga Dögg's experimental zines are a delight

Icelandic design grad Helga Dögg's experimental zines are a delight

Opinion: What we can learn from Iceland's creative community

Opinion: What we can learn from Iceland's creative community

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