Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
In a new book, photo duo Valentina Piccinni and Jean-Marc Caimi capture the hidden realities of Istanbul
2020
Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan
2015
Bee-themed shoot Bal arose from a Turkish film and a stomach ache
2019
Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria
2014
Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
Turkish railwaysP4230072
1891
Parkview Square from Arab Street
2002
İstanbul view from İstanbul Sapphire observation deck Aug 2014, p5
2000
Istanbul from the 236m level - Стамбул с высоты 236м (16413893323)
2000
The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Anatolia, tappeto in lana e seta del xvi secolo
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Turkey. Ankara. Sanitary Institute LOC matpc.16732 (Colourised)
Vers l'Orient. Constantinople la Résignée
1915
Vers l'Orient, Constantinople la résignée
1915
Marmara University’s Haydarpaşa Campus, İstanbul (14057230358)
Old Arab Bank building Amman
Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt
1795
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
400
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
350
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1701
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1998)
1871
High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1999)
1871
Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873: Ouvrage publié sous le patronage de la Commission impériale ottomane pour l'Exposition universelle de Vienne
1873
Gold Belt Buckle and Strap End
595
"Two Nightingales in a Rose Bush", Double-Sided Illustrated Leaf from an Ottoman Album
1700
Gilded silver cup with two handles
-2300
Leaf from a Gospel Book with Four Standing Evangelists
1290
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal in Anatolian style
-2000
Silver phiale (libation bowl)
-2300
Electrum vase with lid
-2300
Scimitar with Scabbard
1550
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard
1750
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Assyrian and Anatolian styles, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.17a: loan of silver
-2000
Hizb (Litany) of An-Nawawi
1738
Shaffron (Head Defense) for a Camel
1575
Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
1701
Sword (Kilij) and Scabbard with Baldric
1826
Shirt of Mail and Plate
1451
Tray of Jeweled Daggers
1851
Pair of Stirrups and Ring Bit
1801
Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)
1242
Side Piece of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1401
Album of Photographs of Views of the Interior of the Ottoman Military Museum in the Former Church of St. Irene, Constantinople (Vues de Sainte Irène, Constantinople)
1891
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1575
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1501
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
1601
Portions of a Cuirass
1550
Armor for Man and Horse
1425
"Ottoman Army Entering a City", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd al-Baqi
1575