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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1701Knife with Sheath
1701
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1915Vers l'Orient, Constantinople la résignée
1915
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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1798Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1875Rebab
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1873Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873: Ouvrage publié sous le patronage de la Commission impériale ottomane pour l'Exposition universelle de Vienne
1873
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1784Miquelet Gun
1784
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1738Miquelet Rifle
1738
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1450Helmet with Aventail
1450
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal in Anatolian style
-2000
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-2300Silver phiale (libation bowl)
-2300
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-2300Silver beaker
-2300
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1450Shield
1450
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595Gold Belt Buckle and Strap End
595
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-2300Gilded silver cup with two handles
-2300
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-2300Electrum vase with lid
-2300
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-2000Serpentine axehead
-2000
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-3000Terracotta jug
-3000
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1750Miquelet Rifle
1750
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1826Sword (Kilij) and Scabbard with Baldric
1826
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1375Field Ensign
1375
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1242Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)
1242
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-300Snaffle Bit
-300
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1197Axe (Berdiche)
1197
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1451Shirt of Mail and Plate
1451
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1550Scimitar with Scabbard
1550
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1701Patch Box
1701
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1750Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard
1750
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1701Saber
1701
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1401Side Piece of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
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1535Helmet
1535
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1732Miquelet Pistol
1732
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1401Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1500Shaffron
1500
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1801Pair of Stirrups and Ring Bit
1801
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1501Left Arm Guard
1501
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1701Dagger with Sheath
1701
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1851Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1851
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1525Helmet
1525
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1478Turban Helmet
1478
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1450Turban Helmet
1450
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-2000Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Assyrian and Anatolian styles, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.17a: loan of silver
-2000
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1675Miquelet Gun
1675
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1575Shaffron (Head Defense) for a Camel
1575
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1801Knife with Sheath
1801
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1501Archer's Thumb Ring
1501
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1550Helmet
1550
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1275Axe (Berdiche)
1275
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1701Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1701
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1475Two Arrows
1475
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1801Qānūn
1801
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1525Mace
1525
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1880Dance slipper
1880
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-2000Decorated ring
-2000
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1425Armor for Man and Horse
1425
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1850Saz
1850
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-2000Decorated ring
-2000
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1550Portions of a Cuirass
1550
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1850Tanbour Bouzourk
1850
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1850Kemangeh
1850
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1575Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1575
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1450Turban Helmet
1450
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1850Tanbur Kabir Turki
1850
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1825Dervish Ax
1825
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1501Turban Helmet
1501
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1550Saddle
1550
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1450Turban Helmet
1450
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1501Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
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1555Helmet
1555
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1825Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1825
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1475Helmet
1475
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1650Standard (<i>Alem</i>)
1650
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1658Banner
1658
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1700Bell
1700
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1800Knotted Rug
1800
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1501Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
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1601Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1601
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1801Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
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1916Ūd
1916
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1501Dagger
1501
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1648Mace
1648
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1588Helmet
1588
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1550Helmet
1550
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1701Dagger with Sheath
1701
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1850Kemangeh
1850
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1850Junuk
1850
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1801Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
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1850Zurna
1850
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1850Darabukka
1850
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1850Qānūn
1850
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1601Helmet
1601
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1501Helmet
1501
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1600Helmet
1600
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1450Pair of Leg Defenses (Greaves)
1450
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1450Shirt of Mail and Plate
1450
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1650Saber
1650
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1801Qānūn
1801
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1850Jōra (small) Sāz,
1850
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1719Composite Bow with Forty Arrows
1719
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1850Zurna
1850
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1450Helmet
1450
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1451Right Leg Defense (Greave)
1451
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1850tabl-i baz
1850
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1850Tabl-i baz
1850
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1850Düdük
1850
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1801Zils
1801
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1850Zurna
1850
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1601Helmet
1601
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1850Nay
1850
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1850Düdük
1850
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1850Kaval
1850
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1425Defense for the Lower Right Leg (Greave)
1425
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1801Saber with Scabbard
1801
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1401Turban Helmet
1401
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1401Mail Shirt
1401
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1601Helmet
1601
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1500Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)
1500
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1801Zils
1801
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1850Tabl baladi
1850
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1850Daira
1850
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1450Left Leg Defense (Greave)
1450
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1850Baz
1850
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1850Zilli mașa
1850
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1850Zilli mașa
1850
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1700Transylvanian prayer rug
1700
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1850Saz
1850
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1850Kemangeh
1850
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-2000Cuneiform 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
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-2000Cup
-2000
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1850Dabbous (zarf or darb)
1850
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1501Shield Boss
1501
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1850Daira
1850
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1850Santir (santur)
1850
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1850Fellahi
1850
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1801Combination Flintlock and Knife Carrier
1801
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1801Axe
1801
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1600Manuscript pages showing battle scenes
1600
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1501Helmet
1501
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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1800Kemençe
1800
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1801Bident Head
1801
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1601Gauntlet
1601
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1801Knife with Sheath
1801
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1601Hammer of a Janissary
1601
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1501Right Leg Guard
1501
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1701Knife with Sheath
1701
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1675Archer's Ring
1675
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1501Helmet
1501
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1701Dagger with Sheath
1701
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1787Neck Chain with Badge
1787
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1701Primer with Cord
1701
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1501Helmet
1501
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1701Spearhead
1701
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1701Primer
1701
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1801Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
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1701Powder Measure
1701
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1701Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1701
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1701Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
1701
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1701Archer's Ring
1701
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1701Knife (Kard) with Sheath
1701
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1801Dagger with Sheath
1801
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1675Archer's Ring
1675
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1501Helmet
1501
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1501Head of a Janissary Hammer
1501
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1501Thigh Defense
1501
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1865Lâvta (lute)
1865
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1701Arm Guard
1701
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1775Dagger with Sheath
1775
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1701Knife (Yatagan) with Sheath
1701
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1801Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard
1801
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1501Archer's Ring
1501
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1701Banner
1701
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1501Left Leg Guard
1501
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1522Saber
1522
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1801Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1801
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1701Knife (Kard) with Sheath
1701
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1425Armor for Man and Horse
1425
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-1200Stamp seal (ovoid) with animals
-1200
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-900Stamp seal (rounded triangular base with loop handle) with anthropomorphic figure and animals
-900
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-1200Stamp seal (bifacial scaraboid) with animals
-1200
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-900Stamp seal (scaraboid) with animal
-900
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-900Stamp seal (ovoid) with three-figure contest scene
-900
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-900Stamp seal (ovoid) with animals
-900
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-900Stamp seal (pyramid) with monster
-900
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-900Stamp seal (scaraboid) with animals
-900
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1475Mail Shirt
1475
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1850Darabuka
1850
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-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
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-800Stamp seal (scarab) with two-figure contest scene (?)
-800
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-900Stamp seal (conoid knob) with plant
-900
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900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
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1738Dagger (Kard) with Shealth
1738
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1401Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses
1401
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1401Shirt of Mail and Plate
1401
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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-900Stamp seal (scarab) with animal
-900
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-900Stamp seal (lion-shaped) with animal
-900
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1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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1850Saz
1850
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2016Photographer Ina Niehoff's beautiful analogue Istanbul travelogue
2016
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2015Istanbul’s impossibly colourful minimalist architecture, shot by Yener Torun
2015
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2021Alp Peker’s photography captures the intersection of Turkish culture and the queer community
2021
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2020Solene Gün examines men in Turkish banlieue communities in Berlin and Paris
2020
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2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017