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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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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
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1875Guenbri
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1701Spear
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1875Guenbri
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1875Rebab
1875
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1450Shield
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1000Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles
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1600Carpet with Pseudo-Kufic Inscriptions
1600
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1850Nay
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1501Sword with Scabbard
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1400Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
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1320Mamluk Philae Dish
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-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
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1315Mosque Lamp Bearing the Name of the Mamluk Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir
1315
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6Handle
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6Handle
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6Dish
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600Dropper
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600Figure of an animal
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6Handle
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6Handle
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6Bottle
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6Relief fragment
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6Sherd
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6Relief fragment
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6Sherd
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6Cosmetic pencil
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6Relief fragment
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7Relief fragment
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600Jar sherd
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6Relief fragment
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6Sherd
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600Jar sherd
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6Sherd
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6Sherd
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600Relief fragment
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6Bead
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6Dish
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900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
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1360Qur'an Stand
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1359Stand for a Qur'an Manuscript
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6Jar
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600Dropper
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9Jar sherd
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6Jar
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6Lamp
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9Jar
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6Jar
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6Button
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6Bead necklace
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6Jug
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6Jug
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6Bead necklace
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6Bowl
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6Jar
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6Shell
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9Sickle
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600Jar
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6Pendant
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6Pot
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9Cooking pot
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6Jug
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6Jug with handle
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9Bowl
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7Inlays
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6Jar
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6Button
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7Jar
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6Beads
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600Jug
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6Bowl with spout
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6Jar
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9Jug
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9Broken jar
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800Jug
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9Lantern sherds
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6Jar
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1Stamp seal
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8Stamp seal
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400Pan fragments
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
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400Pin
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686Coin
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600Frieze
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7Coin
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7Coin
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1177Dinar
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7Coin
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6Bracelet
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6Cosmetic spoon
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9Spoon
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6Shell beads
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6Key
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6Shell
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800Spoon
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6Button
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6Glazed bowl
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6Bracelet
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7Inlay
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9Spatula
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6Glazed bowl
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6Vessel lid
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6Glazed bowl
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9Pin
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9Spoon
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600Jar
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1875Qur'an Holder
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1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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6Bracelet
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684Coin
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7Coin
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688Dirhem
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777Fals
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689Dirhem
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689Dirhem
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677Dirhem
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762Fals
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777Fals
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684Coin
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691Coin
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777Fals
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686Coin
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2012What's On: Hajj - Journey to the Heart of Islam
2012
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2021Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art
2021
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2013Lionel Bawden's sculptures are inspired by Islamic art, Brancusi and...sea sponges?
2013
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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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2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018