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Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Pyxis (Cylindrical Container), Stonepaste; luster-painted on incised, opaque white glaze — Pyxis (Cylindrical Container)
late 11th–early 12th century

Damascus Room, Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic tiles, iron, brass — Damascus Room
dated 1119 AH/1707 CE

Funerary relief, Limestone — Funerary relief
ca. 2nd–3rd century CE

Cult vessel in the form of a tower with cylinder seal impressions near the top, Ceramic — Cult vessel in the form of a tower with cylinder seal impressions near the top
ca. 19th century BCE

Foundation peg in the form of the forepart of a lion, Copper alloy, Hurrian — Foundation peg in the form of the forepart of a lion
Hurrian
ca. 2200–2100 BCE

Orthostat relief: lion-hunt scene, Basalt, Hittite — Orthostat relief: lion-hunt scene
Hittite
ca. 10th−9th century BCE

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE

Goblet with Incised Designs, Glass, bluish green; blown, applied solid stem and blown foot, scratch-engraved — Goblet with Incised Designs
8th–9th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink and gold on parchment — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
late 9th–early 10th century

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an", Ink on parchment — Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"
late 8th–early 9th century

Mail Shirt, Steel, copper alloy, Syrian or Turkish — Mail Shirt
Syrian or Turkish
probably early 16th century

Lance Head, Steel, gold, Syrian or Egyptian — Lance Head
Syrian or Egyptian
ca. 1500

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Funerary relief, Limestone — Funerary relief
ca. 50–150

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Armor for Man and Horse, Steel, leather, Syrian, Iranian, and Turkish — Armor for Man and Horse
Syrian, Iranian, and Turkish
comprehensively ca. 1450–1550

Ax (Berdiche or Balta), Steel, Syrian or Egyptian — Ax (Berdiche or Balta)
Syrian or Egyptian
ca. 1500

Ax, Steel, gold, wood, Syrian — Ax
Syrian
ca. 1450–1500

Mamluk Philae Dish, Brass; inlaid with silver and gold — Mamluk Philae Dish
ca. 1345–1360

Footed Bowl with Marvered Decoration in White and Turquoise, Glass; blown, marvered, tooled, worked on the pontil — Footed Bowl with Marvered Decoration in White and Turquoise
12th–14th century

The Attarouthi Treasure, Silver, silver-gilt, Byzantine — The Attarouthi Treasure
Byzantine
500–650

Gold and Niello Bracelet, Gold, niello, Byzantine — Gold and Niello Bracelet
Byzantine
5th–6th century

Ivory Pyx with the Triumph of Dionysos in India, Elephant ivory, Byzantine — Ivory Pyx with the Triumph of Dionysos in India
Byzantine
mid-500s

Nāy, Reed, Syrian — Nāy
Syrian
19th century

Darabukka, Clay, skin, wood, Middle East — Darabukka
Middle East
late 19th century

Tibia, Ivory, silver, chalcedony, Syrian — Tibia
Syrian
ca. 1–500

Mortar, Elephant ivory, Syrian (?) — Mortar
Syrian (?)
900–950

Mosque Lamp of Sultan Barquq, Glass; blown, applied blown foot and handles, enameled, and gilded — Mosque Lamp of Sultan Barquq
ca. 1382–99