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Before 1800355 1800s50 1910s7 1920s22 1930s14 1940s27 1950s11 1960s13 1970s9 1980s9 2000s10 2010s80 2020s256 Undated34

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▶Middle East313,327

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 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 & Russia11,546

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

▶Sub-Saharan Africa927

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 Deco10 Mid-Century5 Propaganda89 Maps16 Watches4 Type Specimens3 Brand New15

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The Met402 Wikimedia Commons277 Propagandopolis99 It's Nice That58 Europeana25 David Rumsey Map Collection16 Brand New15 Commercial Type3

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Cooper Hewitt1 V&A1

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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

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

Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe

Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe

Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan

Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan

USSR 1449-1454

Riga 1950 25kop USSR

Riga 1950 25kop USSR

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

Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack

Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack

Qur'an

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Old Arab Bank building Amman

Old Arab Bank building Amman

Bi-folium from a Qur'an Manuscript

Bi-folium from a Qur'an Manuscript

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

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

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Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

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"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

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

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

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Textile Fragment

Carved Door Panel

Carved Door Panel

"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

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

"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

Kaftan

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

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

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Section of a Qur'an Manuscript

Section of a Qur'an Manuscript

Pendant, One of a Pair

Pendant, One of a Pair

Tile Fragment

Boots

Hanging

Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription

Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription

Tile from a Squinch

Tile from a Squinch

Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)

Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)

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

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

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Bowl with Arabic Proverb

Bowl with Arabic Proverb

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

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

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Robe

Fragment of a Wall Painting

Fragment of a Wall Painting

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Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

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Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar

Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar

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Robe

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Bowl

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

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Tile Fragment

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

Garden Scene

Bowl with Rosette

Bowl with Rosette

Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

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Tile

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

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Head Ornament

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

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

Hanging

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Textile Fragment

Ornament

Ornament, One of a Pair

Ornament, One of a Pair

Cover

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Pendant, One of a Pair

Pendant, One of a Pair

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Portrait of a Dervish

Portrait of a Dervish

Dish

Dish

Dish

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

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

Ensemble

Hanging

Cover

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Bowl

Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design

Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design

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Tile Fragment

Ensemble

Bowl

Čartār

Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'

Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'

Dish

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

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Ornament, One of a Pair

Ornament, One of a Pair

Coin

Kaftan

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons

Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons

Group of Dervishes

Group of Dervishes

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

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

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

"Interior Reception", Folio 36r 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

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

Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case

Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case

Bifolium from the "Nurse's Qur'an" (Mushaf al-Hadina)

Bifolium from the "Nurse's Qur'an" (Mushaf al-Hadina)

Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"

Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"

A Manuscript of Five Sections of a Qur'an

A Manuscript of Five Sections of a Qur'an

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Gumuri

Rebab

Guenbri

Spear

Guenbri

Fragment of a Qur'an

Fragment of a Qur'an

Shield

Qur'an Manuscript

Qur'an Manuscript

Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles

Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles

Carpet with Pseudo-Kufic Inscriptions

Carpet with Pseudo-Kufic Inscriptions

Nay

Qur'an Manuscript

Qur'an Manuscript

Bifolium from a Qur'an

Bifolium from a Qur'an

Sword with Scabbard

Sword with Scabbard

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Mamluk Philae Dish

Mamluk Philae Dish

Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

Glazed Tiles with Kufic Inscription

Glazed Tiles with Kufic Inscription

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Section of a Qur'an

Section of a Qur'an

Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription

Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript with Verses from the Surat al-Maryam

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript with Verses from the Surat al-Maryam

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Qur'an Manuscript

Qur'an Manuscript

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Jar with Carved Benedictory Arabic Inscription in Thuluth Script

Jar with Carved Benedictory Arabic Inscription in Thuluth Script

Ewer Inscribed with "al-'izz" ("Glory") in Floriated Kufic on its Neck

Ewer Inscribed with "al-'izz" ("Glory") in Floriated Kufic on its Neck

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Mosque Lamp Bearing the Name of the Mamluk Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir

Mosque Lamp Bearing the Name of the Mamluk Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir

Bifolium from a Qur'an Manuscript

Bifolium from a Qur'an Manuscript

"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

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Handle

Figure of an animal

Figure of an animal

Dish

Handle

Dropper

Handle

Handle

Bottle

Opening Folio of the 26th Volume of the "Anonymous Baghdad Qur'an"

Opening Folio of the 26th Volume of the "Anonymous Baghdad Qur'an"

Relief fragment

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Sherd

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Jar sherd

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Sherd

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Jar sherd

Cosmetic pencil

Cosmetic pencil

Poster

Relief fragment

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Relief fragment

Relief fragment

Relief fragment

Section from a Qur'an

Section from a Qur'an

Relief fragment

Relief fragment

Relief fragment

Relief fragment

Bead

Dish

Two Folios from a Qur'an

Two Folios from a Qur'an

Qur'an Juz' (Unbound)

Qur'an Juz' (Unbound)

Qur'an Juz'

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Coin

Coin

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