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 classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
The latest series by Israeli art collective Broken Fingaz showcases a contemporary twist on traditional oil painting
2019
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
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
Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
1290
Fragment of a shawl with inscription
700
Tiraz Textile Fragment
875
Fragment of an Embroidered Textile
900
Tiraz Fragment from an Ikat Shawl
875
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Earring, One of a Pair
1100
Catapult Projectile from Montfort (Starkenberg) Castle
1225
Fragment of a Book Cover
400
Spindle Whorl or Button
400
Palestinian Doll's Thob al-Malek Royal Dress
1800
Button or Spindle Whorl
400
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
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
Fragmentary gaming board: game of 58 holes
-1800
Silver phiale (libation bowl)
-2300
Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet: private letter
-2000
Electrum vase with lid
-2300
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal, for cuneiform tablets 1983.135.4a, b: private letter
-2000
Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)
1242
Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1851
Sword (Kilij) and Scabbard with Baldric
1826
Pair of Stirrups and Ring Bit
1801
Shaffron (Head Defense) for a Camel
1575
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Side Piece of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Assyrian and Anatolian styles, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.17a: loan of silver
-2000
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
Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
Cuneiform tablet: private letter
-2000
Scimitar with Scabbard
1550
Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard
1750
Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1701
Shirt of Mail and Plate
1451
Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles
1000
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
Armor for Man and Horse
1425
Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1825
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1575
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1601
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
Portions of a Cuirass
1550
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
Sealing with stamp seal impression: confronted sphinxes
-1800
Sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: sphinx
-1800
Sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: geometric designs
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: geometric designs
-1800
Oval sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Sealing impressed by stamp seal: geometric pattern, griffin-headed wheel; bearded male sphinx
-1800
Discoid sealing with two circular seal impressions
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: rosette
-1800
Sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: seated figure
-1800