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Before 1800301 1800s8 1900s2 1920s2 1930s1 1950s9 1960s3 1970s1 1980s1 2000s5 2010s116 2020s52 Undated72

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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 Africa5,170

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

▶Caucasus & Central Asia388

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

▶South Asia1980

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 Europe1712

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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Art Deco72 Modernism1 Propaganda4 Maps11 Brand New29

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The Met308 It's Nice That112 Wikimedia Commons104 Brand New29 David Rumsey Map Collection11 Propagandopolis6 Google Arts & Culture2 Cooper Hewitt1

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NB Studio push the decorative limits of typography for African food start-up Jambo!

NB Studio push the decorative limits of typography for African food start-up Jambo!

Graphic Design: Norwegian studio Heydays make wood look really good

Graphic Design: Norwegian studio Heydays make wood look really good

Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960

Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960

Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales

Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales

African surf brand releases film about their namesake water spirit Mami Wata

Short film studies self expression via fashion and cross-dressing in Pakistan

Short film studies self expression via fashion and cross-dressing in Pakistan

Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe

Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe

Fashion: Photographer Koen Hauser pays tribute to Africa's textile design

Fashion: Photographer Koen Hauser pays tribute to Africa's textile design

Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth

Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth

George Butler in Africa

George Butler in Africa

African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio

African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio

Horn

Prayer book with case (mahdar)

Prayer book with case (mahdar)

Zanze

Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Two Standing Women

Two Standing Women

Portable Shrine with the Buddha Shakyamuni Preaching his First Sermon

Portable Shrine with the Buddha Shakyamuni Preaching his First Sermon

Shard

Shard

Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons

Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collction)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collction)

Shard

Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster

Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster

Seated Mother Goddess

Seated Mother Goddess

Shard

Tara

The Gift of Anathapindada

The Gift of Anathapindada

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Shard

Bust of a Bodhisattva Shakyamuni

Bust of a Bodhisattva Shakyamuni

Monumental Bodhisattva Head

Monumental Bodhisattva Head

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Dipankara Jataka (The Story of the Ascetic Megha and the Buddha Dipankara)

Dipankara Jataka (The Story of the Ascetic Megha and the Buddha Dipankara)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Garland Holder with a Winged Celestial

Garland Holder with a Winged Celestial

Garuda Vanquishing the Naga Clan

Garuda Vanquishing the Naga Clan

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Ancient Repairs

Reliquary with Ancient Repairs

Vajradharma Lokeshvara

Vajradharma Lokeshvara

Shard

Shard

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Shard

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Torso of a Bodhisattva

Torso of a Bodhisattva

Shard

Fragment of a Vessel with a Dionysian Scene

Fragment of a Vessel with a Dionysian Scene

Standing Buddha with Radiate Combined Halo

Standing Buddha with Radiate Combined Halo

Dish with the Drunken Hercules Supported by Two Women and Flanked by a Lion

Dish with the Drunken Hercules Supported by Two Women and Flanked by a Lion

Shard

Mold for a Buddha's Head

Mold for a Buddha's Head

Reliquary

Shard

Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center

Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center

Dish with Busts of a Man and Woman

Dish with Busts of a Man and Woman

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Standing Female Deity

Standing Female Deity

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Standing Bodhisattva

Standing Bodhisattva

Standing Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Standing Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Reliquary

Shard

The Ramaka Casket; Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by Ramaka

The Ramaka Casket; Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by Ramaka

Shard

Disk Stone with a Four-Part Design of Palmettes and Branches

Disk Stone with a Four-Part Design of Palmettes and Branches

Procession of Five Figures

Procession of Five Figures

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Dish with Apollo and Daphne

Dish with Apollo and Daphne

Hinged Armlet

Plaque in the Form of a Standing Female Figure

Plaque in the Form of a Standing Female Figure

Head of a Bodhisattva

Head of a Bodhisattva

Box Lid with a Bull

Box Lid with a Bull

Dish with Eros on a Swan

Dish with Eros on a Swan

Shard

Buddha

Ritual Incense Burner

Ritual Incense Burner

Two Rondels with Heads

Two Rondels with Heads

Seal with an Ox

Seal with an Ox

Seated Bodhisattva

Seated Bodhisattva

Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni

Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni

Shard

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Mirror Handle: Standing Woman

Mirror Handle: Standing Woman

Shard

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Shard

Shard

Reliquary

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Shard

Dish with Marine Creature and Couple

Dish with Marine Creature and Couple

"Krishna and Balarma Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"Krishna and Balarma Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

"Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

Head of the Fasting Siddhartha

Head of the Fasting Siddhartha

Shard

Mirror Handle with a Woman Holding a Mirror

Mirror Handle with a Woman Holding a Mirror

Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon

Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon

Meditating Buddha Attended by Two Bodhisattvas

Meditating Buddha Attended by Two Bodhisattvas

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Wrestler's Weight with Hercules and the Nemean Lion; Wrestling Scene (reverse)

Wrestler's Weight with Hercules and the Nemean Lion; Wrestling Scene (reverse)

Shard

Seated Buddha

Relief Panel: Presentation of a Statue

Relief Panel: Presentation of a Statue

Dish with a Mythological Couple (Perhaps Apollo and Daphne)

Dish with a Mythological Couple (Perhaps Apollo and Daphne)

Shard

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Plaque in the Form of a Female Figure (Study Collection)

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future)

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future)

Shard

Iskandarnama (Book of Alexander)

Iskandarnama (Book of Alexander)

The Dream of Queen Maya (the Buddha's Conception)

The Dream of Queen Maya (the Buddha's Conception)

Panel with Marine Deity

Panel with Marine Deity

Shard

Lower Section of a Box

Lower Section of a Box

Tiny Container With a Lid

Tiny Container With a Lid

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Offerer

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Offerer

Shard: Head of Figure

Shard: Head of Figure

Standing Bodhisattva

Standing Bodhisattva

Bookbinding

Kneeling Bodhisattva

Kneeling Bodhisattva

Door Guardian (Dvarapala)

Door Guardian (Dvarapala)

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Fragment of a Box Lid

Fragment of a Box Lid

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha

Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha

Panel of a Portable Shrine with Karttikeya, the God of War

Panel of a Portable Shrine with Karttikeya, the God of War

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Seated Worshipper

Seated Worshipper

Carpet Fragment

Carpet Fragment

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Profile of Offerer with Flower

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Pair of Lions with Attendant

Pair of Lions with Attendant

Shard

Dish with Three Bowl-Shaped Receptacles

Dish with Three Bowl-Shaped Receptacles

Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)

Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Shard

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Fragments of a Carpet

Fragments of a Carpet

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Mirror Handle

Fragment of a Cosmetic Mixing Palette

Fragment of a Cosmetic Mixing Palette

Tile

Shard: Encrusted Neckpiece with Head and Hand

Shard: Encrusted Neckpiece with Head and Hand

Shard: Neckpiece with Female Offerer and Crosshatched Ornamentation

Shard: Neckpiece with Female Offerer and Crosshatched Ornamentation

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Head of Buddha

Garland Holder (Possibly a Figure of Dionysos)

Garland Holder (Possibly a Figure of Dionysos)

Plaque with a Figure Standing in a Doorway

Plaque with a Figure Standing in a Doorway

Shard

Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya

Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Tile

Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni

Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni

Shard: Flower

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Tunic

Mold and Impression for an Adorning Figure

Mold and Impression for an Adorning Figure

Head of Buddha

Shard

Fragment of a Box

Fragment of a Box

Head of a Bodhisattva

Head of a Bodhisattva

Shard: Offerer

Carpet

Shard: Neck of Vessel with Carnivore

Shard: Neck of Vessel with Carnivore

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Attendant Figure from a Halo

Attendant Figure from a Halo

Right Hand of the Buddha

Right Hand of the Buddha

Dish with Musicians

Dish with Musicians

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Mirror Handle

Four Ascetic Brahmans

Four Ascetic Brahmans

Fragment of a Box Lid

Fragment of a Box Lid

Head of a Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Shard: Torso with Flower

Shard: Torso with Flower

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Ornament of Mastif

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Ornament of Mastif

Coin of Vasudeva

Coin of Vasudeva

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Dish in Two Sections with Three Figures

Dish in Two Sections with Three Figures

Cup with Painted Decoration

Cup with Painted Decoration

Head of Buddha

Shard: Neckpiece with Birds

Shard: Neckpiece with Birds

Shard: Bust and Profile of a Figure

Shard

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

"Balarama and Krishna Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"Balarama and Krishna Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

Shard: Bird

Buddhist Halo

"Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)

"Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)

Lion

Shard: Forepaws of Carnivore

Shard: Forepaws of Carnivore

Four-Armed Ganesha Seated on Two Lions

Four-Armed Ganesha Seated on Two Lions

Shard: Shoulder of Offerer with Crosshatching

Shard: Shoulder of Offerer with Crosshatching

Roundel with a Winged Female Deity

Roundel with a Winged Female Deity

Seated Female

Shard: Face of Offerer

Shard: Face of Offerer

Fragment of a Vase

Fragment of a Vase

Seated Buddha (Study Collection)

Seated Buddha (Study Collection)

Shard

Head of Buddha

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Coin of Kanishka

Coin of Kanishka

Capital (Study Collection)

Capital (Study Collection)

Dish with Ram

Reliquary Box With a Lid

Reliquary Box With a Lid

Rondel with Images of Buddha

Rondel with Images of Buddha

"Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)

"Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)

Shard

Buddha and Worshippers

Buddha and Worshippers

Shard: Head of Offerer with Plant

Shard: Head of Offerer with Plant

Bowl Decorated with a Procession of Women

Bowl Decorated with a Procession of Women

Shard: Bird

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Gaming Die

Lid of a Relic Casket

Lid of a Relic Casket

Covered Reliquary

Covered Reliquary

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Head of a Female Figure

Head of a Female Figure

Fragment of a Mother Goddess

Fragment of a Mother Goddess

Meditating Buddha

Meditating Buddha

Shard

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Fragment of a Bowl

Fragment of a Bowl

Shard: Floral Meander

Shard: Floral Meander

False Gable Border Relief: Worshippers in Princely Costumes

False Gable Border Relief: Worshippers in Princely Costumes

Seated Bodhisattva with Combined Halo and Mandorla

Seated Bodhisattva with Combined Halo and Mandorla

Dish with a Sea Monster and Marine Deity

Dish with a Sea Monster and Marine Deity

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard: Lower Face and Torso of Chubby Offerer

Shard: Lower Face and Torso of Chubby Offerer

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

"Akbar Hunting", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

"Akbar Hunting", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

Head of Vaitunkta Vishnu

Head of Vaitunkta Vishnu

Ascetic Youth

Frieze with Two Seated Buddhas

Frieze with Two Seated Buddhas

Repaired Shard

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