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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ūd, Abdo George Nahat Syrian, Wood, camel bone, Syrian — Ūd
Abdo George Nahat
1925

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

Tile Panel with Wavy-vine Design, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze — Tile Panel with Wavy-vine Design
16th–17th century

Tile Panel, Stonepaste, polychrome painted under transparent colorless glaze — Tile Panel
mid-16th century

Bottle with Spiraled and Zigzag Trails, Glass, colorless; blown, applied ring foot, applied blue decoration — Bottle with Spiraled and Zigzag Trails
13th century

Dish with Phoenixes, Earthenware; painted under transparent glaze — Dish with Phoenixes
late 17th century

Bird-shaped Pendant with Brown Wings (Toy?), Glass, green; blown, applied opaque red decoration — Bird-shaped Pendant with Brown Wings (Toy?)
13th century

Panel with Inscription, Wood; carved — Panel with Inscription
probably 13th century

Cosmetic Flask, Glass, amber; blown with applied marvered opaque white decoration — Cosmetic Flask
13th century

Bowl with Alif-lam Motif, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze. — Bowl with Alif-lam Motif
12th century

Long-Necked Bottle, Glass, colorless with green tinge; blown, blown applied foot, applied decoration, enameled, and gilded — Long-Necked Bottle
first half 14th century

Capital in the "Beveled Style", Alabaster, gypsum; carved — Capital in the "Beveled Style"
late 8th century