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Before 1800155 1800s71 1940s1 1960s2 1990s1 2000s4 2010s25 2020s126 Undated5

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▶Middle East113,327

All of Middle East Persian / Iranian8,855 Ancient Mesopotamian1,114 Syrian771 Assyrian / Syriac653 Iraqi518 Jewish & Israeli322 Turkish / Ottoman288 Islamic world (pan-regional)239 Arab (pan-Arab)177 Saudi Arabian128 Palestinian113 Armenian49 Yemeni21 Lebanese20 Kurdish15 Omani14 Emirati13 Qatari9 Jordanian5 Kuwaiti2 Bahraini1

▶North Africa15,170

All of North Africa Egyptian4,888 Moroccan168 Algerian48 Tunisian47 Sudanese11 Amazigh (Berber)7 Libyan1

▶Caucasus & Central Asia1388

All of Caucasus & Central Asia Uzbek161 Afghan155 Azerbaijani59 Turkmen5 Georgian (Caucasus)3 Kazakh2 Tajik2 Kyrgyz1

▶South Asia980

All of South Asia Indian582 Pakistani318 Bangladeshi40 Tibetan20 Nepali8 Sri Lankan7 Bhutanese5

▶East Asia4,095

All of East Asia Chinese1,652 Japanese1,502 Korean414 Taiwanese333 Hong Kong182 Mongolian12

▶Southeast Asia2,726

All of Southeast Asia Filipino1,074 Indonesian682 Thai379 Vietnamese194 Singaporean161 Cambodian / Khmer133 Malaysian95 Burmese5 Lao3

▶Western Europe5,843

All of Western Europe British2,578 French2,066 Dutch628 Belgian383 Irish188

▶Central Europe3,453

All of Central Europe German1,374 Czech580 Swiss558 Polish336 Hungarian296 Austrian243 Slovak66

▶Northern Europe712

All of Northern Europe Baltic (Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian)249 Danish118 Swedish107 Finnish105 Norwegian84 Icelandic31 Norse / Viking16 Sámi2

▶Southern Europe12,089

All of Southern Europe Italian1,150 Spanish404 Greek244 Portuguese193 Catalan66 Maltese22 Cypriot7 Basque3

▶Eastern Europe & Russia1,546

All of Eastern Europe & Russia Russian402 Romanian402 Soviet319 Serbian174 Ukrainian92 Croatian75 Belarusian35 Bulgarian17 Yugoslav12 Albanian9 Slovenian6 Bosnian2 Macedonian1

▶Sub-Saharan Africa1927

All of Sub-Saharan Africa Nigerian308 African (pan-regional)159 Malian97 South African90 Ghanaian58 Eritrean58 Congolese57 Senegalese33 Ethiopian31 Cameroonian13 Kenyan10 Ugandan5 Zimbabwean3 Somali2 Tanzanian2 Ivorian1

▶Latin America & Caribbean3,846

All of Latin America & Caribbean Argentine743 Mexican634 Peruvian533 Brazilian392 Cuban391 Colombian357 Ecuadorian167 Chilean160 Uruguayan129 Guatemalan109 Jamaican59 Puerto Rican59 Bolivian57 Pre-Columbian31 Venezuelan17 Haitian8

▶North America6,399

All of North America American (US)4,811 Canadian1,570 Indigenous North American12 African American6

▶Oceania781

All of Oceania Australian387 New Zealand358 Pacific Islander36

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The Met224 Wikimedia Commons114 It's Nice That36 Brand New6 Commercial Type3 David Rumsey Map Collection3 Propagandopolis3 Cooper Hewitt1

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The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City

The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City

Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling

Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling

Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan

Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan

Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations

Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations

Parkview Square from Arab Street

Parkview Square from Arab Street

The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine

The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Old Arab Bank building Amman

Old Arab Bank building Amman

Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt

Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt

Bowl with Arabic Proverb

Bowl with Arabic Proverb

Head Ornament

Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar

Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar

Square Tile

"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di

"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Cover

Coin

Tile Fragment

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Tile Fragment

Tile

Tile Fragment

Ornament, One of a Pair

Ornament, One of a Pair

Hanging

Bowl

Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)

Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)

Hanging

Section of a Qur'an Manuscript

Section of a Qur'an Manuscript

Dish

Pendant, One of a Pair

Pendant, One of a Pair

Hanging

Robe

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Tile Fragment

Group of Dervishes

Group of Dervishes

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Hanging

Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription

Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Tile Fragment

Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Ensemble

Tile Fragment

Pendant, One of a Pair

Pendant, One of a Pair

Čartār

Carpet

Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons

Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons

Bowl

"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Tile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Kaftan

Tile Fragment

Tile from a Squinch

Tile from a Squinch

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"

"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Boots

Hanging

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Bowl with Rosette

Bowl with Rosette

Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design

Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design

Carpet fragment

Carpet fragment

"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Dish

Kaftan

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Cover

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

Ornament

"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di

"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Portrait of a Dervish

Portrait of a Dervish

Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)

Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Garden Scene

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

Tile Fragment

Carved Door Panel

Carved Door Panel

Tile Fragment

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Tile Fragment

Dish

Fragment of a Wall Painting

Fragment of a Wall Painting

Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Ensemble

Tile Fragment

Hanging

Tile Fragment

Dish

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Robe

Hanging

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Hanging

Tile Fragment

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Bowl

Ornament, One of a Pair

Ornament, One of a Pair

Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'

Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Dish

Coin

Tile Fragment

Robe

Hanging

"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di

"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di

Fragment of a Hanging

Fragment of a Hanging

Priming Flask, Powder Measure, and Suspension Cords

Priming Flask, Powder Measure, and Suspension Cords

Square

Tar

Guenbri

Darabukka

Dress

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Guenbri

Scarf End (Tenchifa)

Scarf End (Tenchifa)

Fragment of a Hanging

Fragment of a Hanging

Panel

Scarf End

Knife (Flyssa) with sheath

Knife (Flyssa) with sheath

Rebāb

Necklet

Knife (Flyssa) with Sheath

Knife (Flyssa) with Sheath

Dagger (Flyssa) with Sheath

Dagger (Flyssa) with Sheath

Tar

Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard

Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard

Hanging

Riata

Knife with Sheath and Small Knife

Knife with Sheath and Small Knife

Deff

Prick Spur (Left)

Prick Spur (Left)

Hanging

Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha

Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha

Bandar

Rabāb

The American Fleet Defeating Rais Hamdu off Cape Gata

The American Fleet Defeating Rais Hamdu off Cape Gata

Guenbri

Scarf (Tenchifa)

Scarf (Tenchifa)

Rabāb

Jacket

Scarf

Burnus / Selham

Burnus / Selham

Pair of Prick Spurs

Pair of Prick Spurs

Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book

Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book

Rebab

Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard

Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard

Pair of Spurs

Darabukka

Fragment of a Hanging

Fragment of a Hanging

Guenbri

Guenbri

Gumuri

Rebab

Spear

Guenbri

Nay

Sword with Scabbard

Sword with Scabbard

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription

Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription

Jar with Carved Benedictory Arabic Inscription in Thuluth Script

Jar with Carved Benedictory Arabic Inscription in Thuluth Script

"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Bowl with Arabic Inscription

Bowl with Arabic Inscription

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Leaf with Arabic Prayers

Leaf with Arabic Prayers

Bowl

Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair

Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair

Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair

Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair

Dish with Carved Arabic Inscription in Floriated Kufic Reading "al-'izz" ("Glory")

Dish with Carved Arabic Inscription in Floriated Kufic Reading "al-'izz" ("Glory")

Bowl

Bowl with Pseudo-inscriptional Design

Bowl with Pseudo-inscriptional Design

Ewer with Repeated Arabic Phrase, "Blessing"

Ewer with Repeated Arabic Phrase, "Blessing"

Fragment with Clusters of White Dots

Fragment with Clusters of White Dots

Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Bowl

Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Bowl

Bowl

Bowl with Red and Black Vegetal Motifs

Bowl with Red and Black Vegetal Motifs

Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"

Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"

Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")

Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")

Fragment of a Dish

Fragment of a Dish

Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan

Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan

Bowl

Bowl with Inscription

Bowl with Inscription

Ewer with Horsemen Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes to its Owner

Ewer with Horsemen Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes to its Owner

Canela Arabic

Canela Arabic

Lyon Arabic

Lyon Arabic

Graphik Arabic

Graphik Arabic

Arab Open University (logo)

Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region

Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region

Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir

Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir

Girl in a Courtyard, Algiers (formerly Courtyard in Tangier)

Girl in a Courtyard, Algiers (formerly Courtyard in Tangier)

Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts

Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts

Ike Edeani records the moments in between during a trip to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

Ike Edeani records the moments in between during a trip to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

Urging peasants to speed up cotton production – Russian and Uzbek, Tashkent, 1920s (Mardjani)

Urging peasants to speed up cotton production – Russian and Uzbek, Tashkent, 1920s (Mardjani)

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