Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
Tracy Chahwan on making the visuals for all the best “strictly-vinyl” parties in Beirut
2022
Cengiz Yar documents the de-mining efforts in the city of Mosul
2019
The latest series by Israeli art collective Broken Fingaz showcases a contemporary twist on traditional oil painting
2019
The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria
2014
Farah Al Qasimi photographs Dubai’s decaying entertainment architecture
2015
Gaza-based painter Malak Mattar on making art as a feminist in Palestine
2021
The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Demons on an Elephant with Adorant
1167
Demons on an Elephant with Adorant
1167
Rubbing of a Defiling Army
1900
Rubbing of Seated Warriors
1900
One from a Pair of Palanquin Rings
1200
Demons on an Elephant with Nan Brah Dharani, the Earth Goddess, Wringing Water from Her Hair
1167
Rubbing of a Figure of Skanda, the God of War
1900
Rubbing of Apsarases (Dancers)
1900
Fitting for a Chariot(?)
1150
One from a Pair of Palanquin Rings
1200
Scene from the Ramayana
1900
Knife with Handle in the form of a Lion Clutching Elephants
1134
One of a Pair of Pellet Bangles with Textile Remnants
-500
Rubbing of a Scene from the Ramayana
1900
Rubbings of a Scene from the Ramayana
1900
Ornament in the Shape of a Lotus Flower
1050
Libation Vessel in the Form of a Conch
1100
Rubbing of a Scene from the Ramayana
1900
Rubbing of a Scene from the Ramayana
1900
Rubbing of Seated Monkeys
1900
Rubbing of Scene of Animals and Shepherds in the Forest
1900
Rubbing of a Defiling Army
1900
Rubbing of Surya, the Sun God
1900
Rubbing of the Churning of the Sea of Milk
1900
Rubbing of the Churning of the Sea of Milk
1900
Rubbing of Scene of Animals and Shepherds in the Forest
1900
Rubbing of Apsarases (Dancers)
1900
Rubbing of an Inscription of Bakong
1900
Rubbing of an Apsaras (Dancer)
1900
Palanquin Hook and Ring
1200
Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Vers l'Orient, Constantinople la résignée
1915
Footed cup with human busts in medallions
200
Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
Stamp seal (scaraboid) with monster
-750
A Ship in a Stormy Sea
1837
Tiraz Fragment from an Ikat Shawl
875
Fragment of a shawl with inscription
700
Tiraz Textile Fragment
875
Fragment of an Embroidered Textile
900
Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
1290
Earring, One of a Pair
1100
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Catapult Projectile from Montfort (Starkenberg) Castle
1225
Fragment of a Book Cover
400
Button or Spindle Whorl
400
Palestinian Doll's Thob al-Malek Royal Dress
1800
Spindle Whorl or Button
400
Fragmentary gaming board: game of 58 holes
-1800
Fragmentary gaming board: game of 58 holes
-1800
Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873: Ouvrage publié sous le patronage de la Commission impériale ottomane pour l'Exposition universelle de Vienne
1873
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal in Anatolian style
-2000
Silver phiale (libation bowl)
-2300
Gilded silver cup with two handles
-2300
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal, for cuneiform tablets 1983.135.4a, b: private letter
-2000
Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet: private letter
-2000
Gold Belt Buckle and Strap End
595
Electrum vase with lid
-2300
Scimitar with Scabbard
1550
Cuneiform tablet: private letter
-2000
Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)
1242
Side Piece of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Shaffron (Head Defense) for a Camel
1575
Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard
1750
Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1701
Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1851
Shirt of Mail and Plate
1451
Sword (Kilij) and Scabbard with Baldric
1826
Pair of Stirrups and Ring Bit
1801
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.5a: record of a lawsuit
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with five cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.21b: court deposition
-2000
Cylinder seal and modern impression: goddess leading a worshiper to a seated deity; bull god
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.19a: legal decision by appointed judges
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.15a: quittance
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals: loan of silver
-2000
Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Assyrian and Anatolian styles, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.17a: loan of silver
-2000
Sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: sphinx
-1800
Standard (<i>Alem</i>)
1650
Cylinder seal and modern impression: two humans and two animals
-1900
Rhyton terminating in a horned lion
-400
Stamp seal and modern impression: birds of prey, one subduing caprids
-1820
Conoid seal with hammer head handle
-1820
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
Portions of a Cuirass
1550