The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
More cycling from top photographer Emily Maye in this thrilling series of the Belgian Cyclocross maelstrom
2013
Beautiful record sleeve design from Belgian designer Jelle Martens
2014
Clever graphic design that adds order to ideas from young Belgian Jelle Maréchal
2015
Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Lauren Grusenmeyer leads us through her stellar design for Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
2017
The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Project Projects: Building for Brussels
2012
Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Vers l'Orient, Constantinople la résignée
1915
Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal in Anatolian style
-2000
Gold Belt Buckle and Strap End
595
Gilded silver cup with two handles
-2300
Silver phiale (libation bowl)
-2300
Electrum vase with lid
-2300
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
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1701
Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)
1242
Side Piece of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Shirt of Mail and Plate
1451
Pair of Stirrups and Ring Bit
1801
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Assyrian and Anatolian styles, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.17a: loan of silver
-2000
Scimitar with Scabbard
1550
Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1851
Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard
1750
Sword (Kilij) and Scabbard with Baldric
1826
Shaffron (Head Defense) for a Camel
1575
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
Standard (<i>Alem</i>)
1650
Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1825
Portions of a Cuirass
1550
Armor for Man and Horse
1425
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1601
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1575
Shirt of Mail and Plate
1450
Left Leg Defense (Greave)
1450
Right Leg Defense (Greave)
1451
Pair of Leg Defenses (Greaves)
1450
Composite Bow with Forty Arrows
1719
Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)
1500
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
Defense for the Lower Right Leg (Greave)
1425
Transylvanian prayer rug
1700
Dabbous (zarf or darb)
1850
Cuneiform 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
Hammer of a Janissary
1601
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1701
Neck Chain with Badge
1787
Manuscript pages showing battle scenes
1600
Knife (Kard) with Sheath
1701
Combination Flintlock and Knife Carrier
1801
Knife (Kard) with Sheath
1701
Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1801
Head of a Janissary Hammer
1501
Knife (Yatagan) with Sheath
1701
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
Armor for Man and Horse
1425
Stamp seal (rounded triangular base with loop handle) with anthropomorphic figure and animals
-900
Stamp seal (bifacial scaraboid) with animals
-1200
Stamp seal (ovoid) with three-figure contest scene
-900
Stamp seal (scaraboid) with animal
-900
Stamp seal (pyramid) with monster
-900
Stamp seal (ovoid) with animals
-900
Stamp seal (scaraboid) with animals
-900
Stamp seal (ovoid) with animals
-1200
Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
Stamp seal (scarab) with two-figure contest scene (?)
-800
Stamp seal (conoid knob) with plant
-900
Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses
1401
Dagger (Kard) with Shealth
1738
Shirt of Mail and Plate
1401
Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Stamp seal (scarab) with animal
-900
Stamp seal (lion-shaped) with animal
-900
Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
This Is Antwerp commissions animated portraits of the city’s young creatives
2016
Photographer Ina Niehoff's beautiful analogue Istanbul travelogue
2016
Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Wonderfully melodramatic flash stunt fun for TNT Belgium launch
2012
Off the Grid explores how a mixture of cultures informed historical Belgian design
2020
This is Antwerp: why you'll want to visit Europe's most atypical city
2019
Istanbul’s impossibly colourful minimalist architecture, shot by Yener Torun
2015
Antwerp-based designer Ward Heirwegh’s experimental portfolio of projects for the arts
2016
Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Jeppe Hein's Modified Social Benches are on show at Belgium's Beaufort04
2012
Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs
2019
Beautifully printed letterpress dice from Belgian designers Stoëmp
2013
Geometric loveliness from Belgian artist Jelle Martens
2013
Meet friendly Belgian illustration collective, Tieten Met Haar
2014
Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Miscellaneous: Point and laugh in disbelief with blog Ugly Belgian Houses
2014
Alp Peker’s photography captures the intersection of Turkish culture and the queer community
2021
Photographer Frieke Janssens turns actors into busts for Belgian theatre company
2013