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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 Asia2980

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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Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann shoot death-defying Indian tradition The Well of Death

Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann shoot death-defying Indian tradition The Well of Death

Exhibition Design: Plaid transform The British Library into Mughal India

Exhibition Design: Plaid transform The British Library into Mughal India

Photographer Anu Kumar on reconnecting with her Indian heritage, failing exams and recipes for weddings

Photographer Anu Kumar on reconnecting with her Indian heritage, failing exams and recipes for weddings

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

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

The View From Mumbai: the Indian photographers taking back control through self-publishing

The View From Mumbai: the Indian photographers taking back control through self-publishing

Mahesh Shantaram presents a look beneath the glossy veneer of Indian weddings

Mahesh Shantaram presents a look beneath the glossy veneer of Indian weddings

Dishoom collaborates with illustrator Manjit Thapp on T-shirts memorialising iconic Indian women

Dishoom collaborates with illustrator Manjit Thapp on T-shirts memorialising iconic Indian women

India DSC01465 (16102398513)

India DSC01465 (16102398513)

India DSC01463 (16102403403)

India DSC01463 (16102403403)

India DSC01466 (16721269742)

India DSC01466 (16721269742)

Khichdi (Kitchari) brings together 846 photographs of India, and its people, taken over ten years

Khichdi (Kitchari) brings together 846 photographs of India, and its people, taken over ten years

From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice

From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice

Moksha captures the diversity of religious rituals across India

Moksha captures the diversity of religious rituals across India

Kunda

Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua

Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua

Lupona (royal seat)

Lupona (royal seat)

Ancestor figure

Ancestor figure

Receptacle with Figurative Relief and Stopper

Receptacle with Figurative Relief and Stopper

Horn

Woman's ceremonial overskirt

Woman's ceremonial overskirt

Ngonge

Horn

Drum

Pendant of the Virgin Mary

Pendant of the Virgin Mary

Trough Zither

Helmet mask

Christ figure

Triple Crucifix

Triple Crucifix

Tusk with figurative relief

Tusk with figurative relief

Whistle

Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua

Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua

Figure: Seated Male

Figure: Seated Male

Ngoma (drum)

Tusk with Figurative Relief

Tusk with Figurative Relief

Crucifix

Drum

Pendant of Saint Anthony of Padua

Pendant of Saint Anthony of Padua

Lukombé (slit drum)

Lukombé (slit drum)

Crucifix

Power Figure: Seated Female (Nkisi)

Power Figure: Seated Female (Nkisi)

Christ figure

Bell

Crucifix

Side-blown Trumpet

Side-blown Trumpet

Ngonge

Christ figure

Whistle

Gambanda (wife of the chief) mask

Gambanda (wife of the chief) mask

Monkey Figure

Women's overskirt

Women's overskirt

Crucifix

Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua

Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua

Royal portrait of Akessa(?)

Royal portrait of Akessa(?)

Staff finial with seated woman

Staff finial with seated woman

Ngonge

Whistle

Crucifix

Rattle

Horn

Votive Plaque

Votive Plaque

Votive Plaque

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Dish with Marine Creature and Couple

Dish with Marine Creature and Couple

Shard

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Hinged Armlet

Dish with Eros on a Swan

Dish with Eros on a Swan

Shard

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

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

Standing Bodhisattva

Standing Bodhisattva

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

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

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

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future)

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future)

Seal with an Ox

Seal with an Ox

Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni

Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni

Iskandarnama (Book of Alexander)

Iskandarnama (Book of Alexander)

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

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

Head of a Bodhisattva

Head of a Bodhisattva

Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center

Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center

Shard

Reliquary

Garuda Vanquishing the Naga Clan

Garuda Vanquishing the Naga Clan

Shard

Shard

The Ramaka Casket; Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by Ramaka

The Ramaka Casket; Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by Ramaka

Relief Panel: Presentation of a Statue

Relief Panel: Presentation of a Statue

Reliquary

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Seated Buddha

Torso of a Bodhisattva

Torso of a Bodhisattva

Shard

Meditating Buddha Attended by Two Bodhisattvas

Meditating Buddha Attended by Two Bodhisattvas

Standing Female Deity

Standing Female Deity

Vajradharma Lokeshvara

Vajradharma Lokeshvara

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

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

Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster

Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster

"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))

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Dish with Busts of a Man and Woman

Dish with Busts of a Man and Woman

Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

Shard

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

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

Shard

Mold for a Buddha's Head

Mold for a Buddha's Head

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

Box Lid with a Bull

Box Lid with a Bull

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

Two Standing Women

Two Standing Women

Shard

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

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

"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))

Garland Holder with a Winged Celestial

Garland Holder with a Winged Celestial

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Shard

Standing Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Standing Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Head of the Fasting Siddhartha

Head of the Fasting Siddhartha

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

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

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

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

Shard

Bust of a Bodhisattva Shakyamuni

Bust of a Bodhisattva Shakyamuni

Shard

Portable Shrine with the Buddha Shakyamuni Preaching his First Sermon

Portable Shrine with the Buddha Shakyamuni Preaching his First Sermon

Seated Bodhisattva

Seated Bodhisattva

The Gift of Anathapindada

The Gift of Anathapindada

Reliquary

Two Rondels with Heads

Two Rondels with Heads

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

Ritual Incense Burner

Ritual Incense Burner

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Seated Mother Goddess

Seated Mother Goddess

Monumental Bodhisattva Head

Monumental Bodhisattva Head

Shard

Plaque in the Form of a Standing Female Figure

Plaque in the Form of a Standing Female Figure

Shard

Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon

Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon

Shard

Standing Buddha with Radiate Combined Halo

Standing Buddha with Radiate Combined Halo

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

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

Buddha

Shard

Fragment of a Vessel with a Dionysian Scene

Fragment of a Vessel with a Dionysian Scene

Shard

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Mirror Handle: Standing Woman

Mirror Handle: Standing Woman

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Panel of a Portable Shrine

Shard

Shard

Mirror Handle with a Woman Holding a Mirror

Mirror Handle with a Woman Holding a Mirror

Shard

Shard

Shard

Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons

Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons

Shard

Reliquary with Ancient Repairs

Reliquary with Ancient Repairs

Tara

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

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

Dish with a Mythological Couple (Perhaps Apollo and Daphne)

Dish with a Mythological Couple (Perhaps Apollo and Daphne)

Shard

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya

Shard: Neckpiece with Birds

Shard: Neckpiece with Birds

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Fragment of a Box Lid

Fragment of a Box Lid

Shard: Lotus Flower (Partial with Costume Fragment?)

Shard: Lotus Flower (Partial with Costume Fragment?)

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Reliquary

Writing Box

Palette with Seven Hemispherical Compartments

Palette with Seven Hemispherical Compartments

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

Goddess

Cup with Painted Decoration

Cup with Painted Decoration

"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Offerer

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Offerer

"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

Shard: Torso with Flower

Shard: Torso with Flower

Repaired Shard

Shard: Neckpiece with Head of Offerer

Shard: Neckpiece with Head of Offerer

Dish with Ram

Head of a Female Figure

Head of a Female Figure

Dish

Head of a Male

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Shard

Shard

Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya

Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East

Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Fragment of a Bowl

Fragment of a Bowl

Shard: Neckpiece with Figure Looking Back

Shard: Neckpiece with Figure Looking Back

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Shard: Bird

Fragment of a Vase

Fragment of a Vase

Shard: Lower Part of Torso with Kushan Dress

Shard: Lower Part of Torso with Kushan Dress

Goddess

Shard: Bird

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Mirror Handle

Shard

Head of a Bearded Brahman

Head of a Bearded Brahman

Seated Mother Goddess

Seated Mother Goddess

Ascetic Youth

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Head of an Iranian Nomad

Bookbinding

Tile

Shard: Forepaws of Carnivore

Shard: Forepaws of Carnivore

Karttikeya, the God of War

Karttikeya, the God of War

Enthroned Buddha Finial

Enthroned Buddha Finial

Head of a Bodhisattva

Head of a Bodhisattva

Head of Addorsed Maheshvara

Head of Addorsed Maheshvara

Fragment of a Mother Goddess

Fragment of a Mother Goddess

Head of a Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Head of Buddha

Shard: Head of Figure

Shard: Head of Figure

Dish with Three Bowl-Shaped Receptacles

Dish with Three Bowl-Shaped Receptacles

Shard

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Fragment of Sari

Fragment of Sari

Fragment of a Box Lid

Fragment of a Box Lid

Reliquary with Contents

Reliquary with Contents

The Alms Gift of Dust

The Alms Gift of Dust

Shard: Forepaws of Spotted Carnivore

Shard: Forepaws of Spotted Carnivore

Seated Buddha

Shard

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard: Head of Offerer

Seated Bodhisattva, Possibly Padmapani

Seated Bodhisattva, Possibly Padmapani

Lower Section of a Box

Lower Section of a Box

Tile

Shard: Face of Offerer

Shard: Face of Offerer

Garland Holder (Possibly a Figure of Dionysos)

Garland Holder (Possibly a Figure of Dionysos)

Dish with a Sea Monster and Marine Deity

Dish with a Sea Monster and Marine Deity

Fragments of a Carpet

Fragments of a Carpet

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