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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

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▶East Asia4,095

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

▶Southeast Asia2,726

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▶Western Europe5,843

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▶Central Europe3,453

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▶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

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Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan

Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan

Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan

Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan

IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali

IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali

IFAN - Echelle Dogon (2)

IFAN - Echelle Dogon (2)

IFAN - Echelle Dogon

IFAN - Echelle Dogon

IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali (2)

IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali (2)

IFAN - Echelle Dogon (3)

IFAN - Echelle Dogon (3)

Seated figure

Bracelet

Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures

Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures

Crouching Figure

Crouching Figure

Vessel: Zoomorphic

Vessel: Zoomorphic

Equestrian pendant

Equestrian pendant

Vessel Lid

Seated binukedine ( priest)

Seated binukedine ( priest)

Bracelet

Priest with raised arms

Priest with raised arms

Bracelet

Bracelet

Stool: Zoomorphic

Stool: Zoomorphic

Figure: Kneeling Female

Figure: Kneeling Female

Zoomorphic Figure

Zoomorphic Figure

Necklace

Vessel with footed base

Vessel with footed base

Door and Lock: Figures

Door and Lock: Figures

Figure: Equestrian

Figure: Equestrian

Donsó Ngoni

Miniature Shaft and Pin

Miniature Shaft and Pin

Bracelet

Globular vessel with twine impressions

Globular vessel with twine impressions

Bracelet

Figure: Female

Zoomorphic Figure

Zoomorphic Figure

Ornament

Figures Ornament

Figures Ornament

Mother and Child Figure

Mother and Child Figure

Fragment of frontal garment

Fragment of frontal garment

Bracelet

Bracelet

Figure

Vessel

Female with Small Figure

Female with Small Figure

Gwandusu

Figure of a Kneeling Woman

Figure of a Kneeling Woman

Hoddu (Xalam)

Necklace

Gwantigi

Ring

Pair of bala players

Pair of bala players

Figure: Female

Ornament

Bracelet

Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads

Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads

Figure

Headrest or headboard

Headrest or headboard

Chain with Pendant

Chain with Pendant

Ornament

Ornament

Female dege dal nda (sculpture of the terrace)

Female dege dal nda (sculpture of the terrace)

Ornament

Hoddu (Xalam)

Bracelet

Miniature Basket (?)

Miniature Basket (?)

Male figure

Cache-Sexe

Bracelet

Figure

Miniature Vessel

Miniature Vessel

Bracelet

Miniature Vessel

Miniature Vessel

Headrest

Figure

Staff: Female Figure

Staff: Female Figure

Zoomorphic Figure

Zoomorphic Figure

Equestrian

Bracelet

Ornament

Jomogoni male figure

Jomogoni male figure

Figure: Seated Female

Figure: Seated Female

Staff with seated male leader

Staff with seated male leader

Female figure with raised arm

Female figure with raised arm

Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads

Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads

Figure

Zoomorphic Figure

Zoomorphic Figure

Figure Group

Bracelet

Prestige Stool: Figures

Prestige Stool: Figures

Seated couple

Ornament

Long-necked vessel

Long-necked vessel

Imina Na (Great Mask)

Imina Na (Great Mask)

Vessel: Footed Base

Vessel: Footed Base

Figure

Ornament

Figure: Bird

Bala

Heddle Pulley: Female Figure

Heddle Pulley: Female Figure

Nyanyeru (riti)

Nyanyeru (riti)

Gaming Die

Head of a Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Monumental Head of Buddha

Monumental Head of Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Čartār

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Bowl with Arabic Proverb

Bowl with Arabic Proverb

Robe

Hanging

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Tile Fragment

Robe

Tile Fragment

Tile

Tile Fragment

Hanging

Bowl

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

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

Section of a Qur'an Manuscript

Section of a Qur'an Manuscript

Pendant, One of a Pair

Pendant, One of a Pair

Hanging

Robe

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Group of Dervishes

Group of Dervishes

Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription

Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Ensemble

Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons

Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons

Bowl

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Kaftan

Tile Fragment

Hanging

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

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

Kaftan

Tile Fragment

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Portrait of a Dervish

Portrait of a Dervish

Garden Scene

Tile Fragment

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Tile Fragment

Dish

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

Hanging

Dish

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

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

Dish

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Fragment of a Wall Painting

Fragment of a Wall Painting

Tile Fragment

Carved Door Panel

Carved Door Panel

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)

Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)

Tile Fragment

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

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

Ornament

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

Cover

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Dish

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Boots

"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

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

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

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Tile from a Squinch

Tile from a Squinch

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

"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

Carpet

Pendant, One of a Pair

Pendant, One of a Pair

Tile Fragment

Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

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

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

Tile Fragment

Hanging

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

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

Tile Fragment

Dish

Hanging

Ornament, One of a Pair

Ornament, One of a Pair

Hanging

Coin

Head Ornament

Ornament, One of a Pair

Ornament, One of a Pair

Bowl

Tile Fragment

Hanging

Tile Fragment

Coin

Cover

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

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

Square Tile

Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar

Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar

Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'

Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'

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

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

Green Tile with Star Design

Green Tile with Star Design

"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Knife (Khyber) with Sheath

Knife (Khyber) with Sheath

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Carpet

Bodhisattva

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Tent Door Hanging

Tent Door Hanging

"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Seated Male Figure

Seated Male Figure

Khyber Knife

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Chang (jaw harp)

Chang (jaw harp)

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Chang (jaw harp)

Chang (jaw harp)

"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

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