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Background imageArabia Collection: The Darley Arabian, c1720, (1922)

The Darley Arabian, c1720, (1922). After John Wootton (c 1682?1764). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

Background imageArabia Collection: Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66), ca. 1555-60

Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66), ca. 1555-60
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66), ca. 1555-60

Background imageArabia Collection: The Harem, 1876. Creator: John Frederick Lewis

The Harem, 1876. Creator: John Frederick Lewis
The Harem, 1876

Background imageArabia Collection: An Arab Cafe, Cairo, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly

An Arab Cafe, Cairo, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
An Arab Cafe, Cairo, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Background imageArabia Collection: Praying before a sphinx, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s

Praying before a sphinx, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

Background imageArabia Collection: Dynasties in the time of the Buwayids, circa 932 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd

Dynasties in the time of the Buwayids, circa 932 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Dynasties in the time of the Buwayids, circa 932 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 10th century: Byzantine, Buwayid Kingdom, Abbasid Caliphate, Kingdom of the Ikhshids

Background imageArabia Collection: Byzantine and Crusaders v. Seljuks, circa 1130 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd

Byzantine and Crusaders v. Seljuks, circa 1130 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Byzantine and Crusaders v. Seljuks, circa 1130 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 12th century: Byzantine, other Christian states, Abbasid Caliphate, Seljuks, Fatimids

Background imageArabia Collection: Lawrence of Arabia, early 20th century

Lawrence of Arabia, early 20th century. Thomas Edward Lawrence, (1888-1935), most famously known as Lawrence of Arabia, gained international renown for his role as a British liaison officer during

Background imageArabia Collection: Bedouin, 1883. Creator: Maria Martinau

Bedouin, 1883. Creator: Maria Martinau
Bedouin, 1883

Background imageArabia Collection: Eaux-Fortes Modernes. Plate 197. Arabes d'Oran (Arabs of Oran), 1833. Creator: Eugene Delacroix

Eaux-Fortes Modernes. Plate 197. Arabes d'Oran (Arabs of Oran), 1833. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Eaux-Fortes Modernes. Plate 197. Arabes d'Oran (Arabs of Oran), 1833. Shows an outdoor setting with two men, one reclining and facing the viewer

Background imageArabia Collection: Snake Charmer, c1879. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome

Snake Charmer, c1879. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome
Snake Charmer, c1879

Background imageArabia Collection: Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome

Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome
Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75

Background imageArabia Collection: Slave Market, 1866. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome

Slave Market, 1866. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome
Slave Market, 1866. A naked woman at center and man at far right are shown in a public courtyard, as prospective slave owners inspect their bodies

Background imageArabia Collection: Mosque Lamp, c1880. Creator: Philippe-Joseph Brocard

Mosque Lamp, c1880. Creator: Philippe-Joseph Brocard
Mosque Lamp, c1880

Background imageArabia Collection: Arabs Watering Their Horses, 1872. Creator: Eugene Fromentin

Arabs Watering Their Horses, 1872. Creator: Eugene Fromentin
Arabs Watering Their Horses, 1872

Background imageArabia Collection: Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, ca

Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, ca
Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1645; verso: ca. 1630-40

Background imageArabia Collection: Arab-Moorish architectural decoration, (1898). Creator: Unknown

Arab-Moorish architectural decoration, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Arab-Moorish architectural decoration, (1898). Arabian-Moresque - Architectonic Ornament - Fig 1: Panel from the Alhambra [Granada, Spain]. Fig 2: Decoration in stone above a door in Cairo

Background imageArabia Collection: A Famous Arabian Stallion, c1870s, (1944). Creator: Anne Blunt

A Famous Arabian Stallion, c1870s, (1944). Creator: Anne Blunt
A Famous Arabian Stallion, c1870s, (1944). Seyal of the Hamdani Simri strain by Champion Mesaoud out of Sobha by the unbeaten race-horse Wazir

Background imageArabia Collection: Details of the upper part of Lindarajas Balcony, 1907. Creator: Unknown

Details of the upper part of Lindarajas Balcony, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Details of the upper part of " Lindaraja s" Balcony, 1907. Detail of interior decoration, Court of the Lindaraja, palace of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain

Background imageArabia Collection: Albert Frederick Calvert in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1907. Creator: Unknown

Albert Frederick Calvert in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Albert Frederick Calvert in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1907. Portrait of Australian traveller and author Calvert (1872-1946) wearing oriental dress and smoking a huqqa

Background imageArabia Collection: India and the Campaigns of the Middle East, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920)

India and the Campaigns of the Middle East, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Map showing British India coloured pink as part of the British Empire, Afghanistan, Persia, Asia Minor, Arabia

Background imageArabia Collection: Ottoman and Persian, after 1450 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd

Ottoman and Persian, after 1450 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Ottoman and Persian, after 1450 A.D. c1915. Map of empires in the Middle East during the 15th-17th centuries: Ottoman Empire at the accession of Mohammed II, 1451 AD, Additions 1481-1683

Background imageArabia Collection: Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd

Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A.D. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Rome, Persia, and Armenia

Background imageArabia Collection: The Abbasid Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 786 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd

The Abbasid Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 786 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
The Abbasid Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 786 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 8th century, and also showing the eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea, Caspian Sea

Background imageArabia Collection: The Omayyad Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 748 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd

The Omayyad Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 748 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
The Omayyad Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 748 A.D. c1915. Map of the Mediterranean and Near East, showing the Kingdom of Mohammed, Additions under the Caliphs

Background imageArabia Collection: Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd

Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Showing the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, including the Turkish or Ottoman Empire, and parts of Russia, Persia and Egypt

Background imageArabia Collection: Main Street, Crater, Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Main Street, Crater, Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Main Street Crater, Aden, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageArabia Collection: Egypt - The Prayer in the Desert, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Egypt - The Prayer in the Desert, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Egypt - The Prayer in the Desert, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageArabia Collection: Across the Kora, Basra, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Across the Kora, Basra, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Across the " Kora", Basra, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageArabia Collection: Tangier, c1930s. Creator: Hugo Backmansson

Tangier, c1930s. Creator: Hugo Backmansson
Tangier, c1930s

Background imageArabia Collection: The Adoration of the Three Kings, c1525-1530. Creator: Girolamo da Santacroce

The Adoration of the Three Kings, c1525-1530. Creator: Girolamo da Santacroce
The Adoration of the Three Kings, c1525-1530. Three wise men, or magi, from the East are described in the Gospels as having seen a new star

Background imageArabia Collection: 'Daughters of the Alhambra' - painted by J. Phillip - from the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1858

"Daughters of the Alhambra" - painted by J. Phillip - from the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1858. Spain, which has offered so many tempting subjects to art

Background imageArabia Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Montagnard de l'Arabie Petrée, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Montagnard de l'Arabie Petrée, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Montagnard de l'Arabie Petree, c1797

Background imageArabia Collection: Young Arab of Djiddah; The Red Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Young Arab of Djiddah; The Red Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Young Arab of Djiddah; The Red Sea, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageArabia Collection: Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Operations of the Arabian army: an observation post... 1917

Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Operations of the Arabian army: an observation post... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Operations of the Arabian army: an observation post with machine-gunners; in the background, the Hejaz mountains, 1917

Background imageArabia Collection: Single Leaf from the Arabic Version of Dioscorides De materia medica, Rajab 621 AH/AD 1224

Single Leaf from the Arabic Version of Dioscorides De materia medica, Rajab 621 AH/AD 1224. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf from the Arabic Version of Dioscorides De materia medica, Rajab 621 AH/AD 1224. Two doctors preparing medicine. A funnel is set on a tripod over a vessel

Background imageArabia Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797

Background imageArabia Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Sheik de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797

Background imageArabia Collection: Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Volunteers in the army of King Hussein, 1917. Creator: Unknown

Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Volunteers in the army of King Hussein, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Volunteers in the army of King Hussein, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageArabia Collection: Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Musicians of the Arabian army rally for King Hussein... 1917

Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Musicians of the Arabian army rally for King Hussein... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Musicians of the Arabian army rally for King Hussein and organise, with remarkable speed, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Background imageArabia Collection: Mounted Plaque with Shi'ite Invocation, 17th-18th century. Creator: Unknown

Mounted Plaque with Shi'ite Invocation, 17th-18th century. Creator: Unknown
Mounted Plaque with Shi'ite Invocation, 17th-18th century

Background imageArabia Collection: Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; One of the sons of the King of Hejaz: the Emir Faisal, 1917

Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; One of the sons of the King of Hejaz: the Emir Faisal, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; One of the sons of the King of Hejaz: the Emir Faisal under his tent, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageArabia Collection: Camel Driver; The Red Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Camel Driver; The Red Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Camel Driver; The Red Sea, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageArabia Collection: Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Flag of the Independent Kingdom of Hejaz, 1917. Creator: Unknown

Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Flag of the Independent Kingdom of Hejaz, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Flag of the Independent Kingdom of Hejaz, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageArabia Collection: Distant Fronts, In Mesopotamia; Arrival of General Maude's British Troops... 1917. Creator: Unknown

Distant Fronts, In Mesopotamia; Arrival of General Maude's British Troops... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Mesopotamia; Arrival of General Maude's British Troops into Baghdad, March 11, 1917, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Background imageArabia Collection: Leaf from Qur'an, 9th century AH/AD 15th century. Creator: Unknown

Leaf from Qur'an, 9th century AH/AD 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from Qur'an, 9th century AH/AD 15th century

Background imageArabia Collection: The Pilgrimage Cities of Arabia, Folio from a Gulshan-i Ishq (Rose Garden of Love), c1700

The Pilgrimage Cities of Arabia, Folio from a Gulshan-i Ishq (Rose Garden of Love), c1700. Creator: Unknown
The Pilgrimage Cities of Arabia, Folio from a Gulshan-i Ishq (Rose Garden of Love), c1700

Background imageArabia Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Arabe du Desert Vendant du Pain, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Arabe du Desert Vendant du Pain, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme Arabe du Desert Vendant du Pain, c1797

Background imageArabia Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Villageoise de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Villageoise de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Villageoise de l'Arabie Heureuse, c1797

Background imageArabia Collection: Illustration for the Story of Layla and Majnun, c1770. Creator: Unknown

Illustration for the Story of Layla and Majnun, c1770. Creator: Unknown
Illustration for the Story of Layla and Majnun, c1770

Background imageArabia Collection: Two Winged Angels, Folio from a Manuscript... c1570. Creator: Unknown

Two Winged Angels, Folio from a Manuscript... c1570. Creator: Unknown
Two Winged Angels, Folio from a Manuscript of Al-Qazwini's Ajaib Al-Makhluqat, c1570

Background imageArabia Collection: Arab coffee plant, 1668-1729. Creator: Vincent Laurentz van der Vinne I

Arab coffee plant, 1668-1729. Creator: Vincent Laurentz van der Vinne I
Arab coffee plant, 1668-1729

Background imageArabia Collection: Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Sharif Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz, 1917. Creator: Unknown

Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Sharif Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; Sharif Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageArabia Collection: Thomas Erpenius as Metellus, 1791. Creator: Cornelis de Jonker

Thomas Erpenius as Metellus, 1791. Creator: Cornelis de Jonker
Thomas Erpenius as Metellus, 1791. In 1613, Dutch orientalist Thomas van Erpe was the first European to publish an accurate book of Arabic grammar

Background imageArabia Collection: A man pointing to a woman lying on the floor, 1824-1888. Creator: Charles Rochussen

A man pointing to a woman lying on the floor, 1824-1888. Creator: Charles Rochussen
A man pointing to a woman lying on the floor, 1824-1888. In a Moorish-style interior, a man in a fez is pointing to a prone woman

Background imageArabia Collection: Two Arabian Vultures, 1885-1917. Creator: Theo van Hoytema

Two Arabian Vultures, 1885-1917. Creator: Theo van Hoytema
Two Arabian Vultures, 1885-1917

Background imageArabia Collection: Caravan, 1877-1903. Creator: Marius Bauer

Caravan, 1877-1903. Creator: Marius Bauer
Caravan, 1877-1903

Background imageArabia Collection: Valentine, Gwendolyn, Miss, or her friend, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Valentine, Gwendolyn, Miss, or her friend, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Valentine, Gwendolyn, Miss, or her friend, portrait photograph, 1916

Background imageArabia Collection: A party of chess players outside a Turkish coffeehouse and barbershop, 1845

A party of chess players outside a Turkish coffeehouse and barbershop, 1845. Creator: Martinus Rorbye
A party of chess players outside a Turkish coffeehouse and barbershop, 1845

Background imageArabia Collection: Osborn, Audrey, Miss, portrait photograph, between 1913 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Osborn, Audrey, Miss, portrait photograph, between 1913 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Osborn, Audrey, Miss, portrait photograph, between 1913 and 1942

Background imageArabia Collection: Portrait of Mahmud Agas, Ambassador of Tripolis, 1757. Creator: Carl Gustaf Pilo

Portrait of Mahmud Agas, Ambassador of Tripolis, 1757. Creator: Carl Gustaf Pilo
Portrait of Mahmud Agas, Ambassador of Tripolis, 1757

Background imageArabia Collection: Maude, Bonnie, Miss, portrait photograph, between 1912 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Maude, Bonnie, Miss, portrait photograph, between 1912 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Maude, Bonnie, Miss, portrait photograph, between 1912 and 1918

Background imageArabia Collection: Haggin, Ben Ali, Mr. theatrical production, 1915 Jan. 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Haggin, Ben Ali, Mr. theatrical production, 1915 Jan. 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Haggin, Ben Ali, Mr. theatrical production, 1915 Jan. 3

Background imageArabia Collection: Haggin, Ben Ali, Mr. theatrical production, 1915 Jan. 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Haggin, Ben Ali, Mr. theatrical production, 1915 Jan. 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Haggin, Ben Ali, Mr. theatrical production, 1915 Jan. 3

Background imageArabia Collection: La mission militaire francaise, ayant pour chef le lieutenant-colonel Bremond, visite... 1916

La mission militaire francaise, ayant pour chef le lieutenant-colonel Bremond, visite... 1916. Creator: Melik
La mission militaire francaise, ayant pour chef le lieutenant-colonel Bremond, visite, a son passage en Egypte, le college Saint-louis, a Tanta. 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageArabia Collection: Maitland, Miss, and Miss Knight, 1915 July 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Maitland, Miss, and Miss Knight, 1915 July 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Maitland, Miss, and Miss Knight, 1915 July 9

Background imageArabia Collection: Illingsworth, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 June 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Illingsworth, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 June 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Illingsworth, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 June 26

Background imageArabia Collection: Galli, Rosina, 1915 Nov. 14. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Galli, Rosina, 1915 Nov. 14. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Galli, Rosina, 1915 Nov. 14

Background imageArabia Collection: Fontaine, Miss, 1916 Feb. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Fontaine, Miss, 1916 Feb. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Fontaine, Miss, 1916 Feb. 2

Background imageArabia Collection: Bayne, William M. Mr. 1915 Mar. 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Bayne, William M. Mr. 1915 Mar. 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bayne, William M. Mr. 1915 Mar. 5

Background imageArabia Collection: Affiche pour Paris-Hippodrome : 'Exhibition d'Arabes du Sahara', c1899. Creator: Jules Cheret

Affiche pour Paris-Hippodrome : "Exhibition d'Arabes du Sahara", c1899. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour Paris-Hippodrome : "Exhibition d'Arabes du Sahara". c1899. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Background imageArabia Collection: An eastern camp, between 1770 and 1779. Creator: Henri Joseph van Blarenberghe

An eastern camp, between 1770 and 1779. Creator: Henri Joseph van Blarenberghe
An eastern camp, between 1770 and 1779

Background imageArabia Collection: El Wuish, - Red Sea, 1834. Creator: Clarkson Stanfield

El Wuish, - Red Sea, 1834. Creator: Clarkson Stanfield
El Wuish, - Red Sea, 1834. Al Wajh on the coast of Saudi Arabia. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1835]

Background imageArabia Collection: Thubare, A Small Harbour on the Arabian Coast, Upper Part of the Red Sea, 1834

Thubare, A Small Harbour on the Arabian Coast, Upper Part of the Red Sea, 1834. Creator: Samuel Austin
Thubare, A Small Harbour on the Arabian Coast, Upper Part of the Red Sea, 1834. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1835]

Background imageArabia Collection: Shoesmith in Marocco, n.d. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo

Shoesmith in Marocco, n.d. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo
Shoesmith in Marocco, n.d

Background imageArabia Collection: Entrance into the Gur-Emir mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915

Entrance into the Gur-Emir mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Entrance into the Gur-Emir mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Gur-i Amir or Guri Amir is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as {/800/}) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Background imageArabia Collection: Dome of the Gur-Emir mosque from eastern side, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915

Dome of the Gur-Emir mosque from eastern side, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Gur-i Amir or Guri Amir is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as {/800/}) in Samarkand

Background imageArabia Collection: Right dome of Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915

Right dome of Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Right dome of Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Background imageArabia Collection: Mirza-Uluk-Bek, Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator

Mirza-Uluk-Bek, Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mirza-Uluk-Bek, Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The {/40726/} Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer {/40726/}

Background imageArabia Collection: Detail of Uluk-Bek (to the right of the entrance), Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915

Detail of Uluk-Bek (to the right of the entrance), Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The {/40726/} Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer {/40726/}

Background imageArabia Collection: Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915

Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 11th-15th and 19th centuries

Background imageArabia Collection: The International Exhibition: stereoscope by Mr. Emanuel, of Brook-street, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: stereoscope by Mr. Emanuel, of Brook-street, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: stereoscope by Mr. Emanuel, of Brook-street, 1862. Ivory is one of the most beautiful objects that can be used in ornamental work

Background imageArabia Collection: Tillia-Kari from Uluk-Bek, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator

Tillia-Kari from Uluk-Bek, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Tillia-Kari from Uluk-Bek, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Ulugh Beg Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg

Background imageArabia Collection: Woman with a Lute, between c1600 and c1610. Creator: Unknown

Woman with a Lute, between c1600 and c1610. Creator: Unknown
Woman with a Lute, between c1600 and c1610



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