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Vase with Arabesque Design, Brass, inlaid with traces of silver., Syrian (Damascus), Persian, or Egyptian (Cairo)
Syrian (Damascus), Persian, or Egyptian (Cairo)
early 16th century
Lance Head, Steel, gold, Syrian or Egyptian
Syrian or Egyptian
ca. 1500
Ax (Berdiche or Balta), Steel, Syrian or Egyptian
Syrian or Egyptian
ca. 1500
Standard Head, Steel, iron, Egyptian or Syrian
Egyptian or Syrian
ca. 1500–1511
Purse, metal, cotton, silk, Syrian, Aleppo or Damascus
Syrian, Aleppo or Damascus
late 19th–early 20th century
Herodias, Francesco Cairo  Italian, Oil on canvas
Francesco Cairo
before 1635
Tombak, Various woods, bone, brass, skin, Iranian (Persian)
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century
Kamānche, Wood, metal, bone, gut, Iranian (Persian)
Iranian (Persian)
ca. 1880
Egyptian, Cairo
second half 19th century
Helmet, Steel, iron, copper alloy, gold, Egyptian or Syrian
Egyptian or Syrian
ca. 1515–1520
Ax, Steel, gold, wood, Syrian
Syrian
ca. 1450–1500
Ūd, Abdo George Nahat  Syrian, Wood, camel bone, Syrian
Abdo George Nahat
1925
Nāy, Reed, Syrian
Syrian
19th century
Tibia, Ivory, silver, chalcedony, Syrian
Syrian
ca. 1–500
Mortar, Elephant ivory, Syrian (?)
Syrian (?)
900–950
Processional Cross, Silver, mounted on wood, Syrian
Syrian
6th century, with modern restoration
Tile, Gold Glass, Syrian
Syrian
9th–12th century
Mirror with Handle, Silver, Syrian
Syrian
500–700
Chalice, Silver, parcel gilt, Syrian
Syrian
6th century, 20th century restorations
Shield (<i>Sipar</i>), Steel, gold, velvet, iron, Persian
Persian
late 18th–19th century
Lapis lazuli heart amulet, Lapis lazuli, Egyptian
Egyptian
664–334 BCE
Faience amulet of Ra Horakhty, Faience, Egyptian
Egyptian
664–334 BCE
Faience amulet of Ra Horakhty, Faience, Egyptian
Egyptian
664–30 BCE
Faience djed-pillar amulet, Faience, Egyptian
Egyptian
664–30 BCE
Faience djed-pillar amulet, Faience, Egyptian
Egyptian
664–30 BCE
Faience Udjat eye amulet, Faience, Egyptian
Egyptian
664–30 BCE
Faience lotus-shaped mirror handle, Faience, Egyptian
Egyptian
13th–12th century BCE
Faience figurine of a lion, Faience, Egyptian
Egyptian
6th–4th century BCE