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Ring Bit, Iron alloy, Maghreban, North Africa
Maghreban, North Africa
18th–19th century
Peter Fink
1960s
Peter Fink
1960s
Tombak, Various woods, bone, brass, skin, Iranian (Persian)
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century
Tabl Šamī, pottery, skin, Moroccan
Moroccan
late 19th century
Gold stater of Ptolemy I, Gold, Greek, Ptolemaic
Greek, Ptolemaic
ca. 305–284 BCE
Rock Crystal Dish in the Form of a Temple, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage)
North African (Carthage)
3rd–5th century
Quwaytara, Wood, mother-of-pearl, Moroccan
Moroccan
late 19th century
Folio from the "Blue Qur'an", Gold and silver on indigo-dyed parchment
second half 9th–mid-10th century
Rock crystal Statuette of a Lion, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage)
North African (Carthage)
3rd–4th century
Rock Crystal Bowl, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage)
North African (Carthage)
3rd–5th century
Rock Crystal Statuette of a Dolphin, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage)
North African (Carthage)
3rd–5th century
Rebab, Wood, parchment, metal, Algerian or Moroccan
Algerian or Moroccan
late 19th century
Fragment of a Rock Crystal Bowl, Rock crystal, North African (Carthage)
North African (Carthage)
3rd–5th century
Textile Fragment, Silk; lampas
14th century
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment
late 13th–early 14th century
Shield (<i>Adarga</i>), Leather, polychromy, Mexican
Mexican
probably mid-18th century
Ūd, Abdo George Nahat  Syrian, Wood, camel bone, Syrian
Abdo George Nahat
1925
Capital, Marble, Spanish
Spanish
ca. 960
Capital, Stone, Spanish
Spanish
ca. 960
Pin, Silver, stones
19th–20th century
Pendant, Silver, coins, coral, gemstone
19th–first half 20th century
Bracelet, One of a Pair, Silver, enamel, imitation coral
19th–first half 20th century
Bracelet, One of a Pair, Silver, enamel, imitation coral
19th–first half 20th century
Bracelet, Silver and imitation coral
first half 20th century
Monkey fountain figure, Caspar Gras  Austrian, Bronze, Austrian
Caspar Gras
ca. 1600
Kamanche, Wood, metal, etc., Iranian (Persian)
Iranian (Persian)
ca. 1869
Burnus/ Selham, Silk, metal wrapped thread; embroidered
late 19th–early 20th century
Gunibri, tortoise-shell, Moroccan
Moroccan
late 19th century
Fibula, Silver
first half 20th century
Saint Maurice, Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop  German, Oil on linden
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop
ca. 1520–25
Silk Curtain, Silk; lampas
15th century
Star-Shaped Tile, Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze
first half 15th century
Fragmentary Platter with Fish and Rosettes, Terracotta decorated with red, white and dark brown slip, Coptic
Coptic
500–700, modern restoration
Folio in Maghribi Script, Ink on paper
18th–19th century