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  1. The 'Uthman Quran (Othmanic Recension) The 'Uthman Quran (Othmanic Recension) The Othmanic Recension is the standardised version of the Qur'an, believed by the vast majority of scholars & historians ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Batmobile matchstick car Batmobile matchstick car This toy car, which shoots matchsticks, was given to my son's father when he was a child on a kibbutz in the 1960s in ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Fragment of pottery Fragment of pottery This piece of pottery was found at Petra in Jordan as it's colour is the same pinky brown as the wonderful buildings at ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Marcus du Sautoy's Board Game Marcus du Sautoy's Board Game This a replica of the game found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. Examples of this 'Game of Twenty ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Persian / Turkish 18k Gold Pocket Watch Persian / Turkish 18k Gold Pocket Watch Made from 18K Gold. It appears to be fine quality pocket watch dial. The enameled Time characters show both ... Contributed by Individual
  6. Springbok stand crest Springbok stand crest In 1943, in recognition of the part played by British troops in the liberation of Egypt from the threat posed by the ... Contributed by Individual
  7. a surah verse in the Quran a surah verse in the Quran My family got this from souk madinah in Dubai. It reminds me of all those fun times with my family and just looks very ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Credit card Credit card Credit card, the first form of electronic payment, issued in the United Arab Emirates and Shari'a law compliant Contributed by The British Museum
  9. A coffee pot from the Musandam A coffee pot from the Musandam In 1982 I was surveying the Musandam Peninsular for Arabian leopard, I was following an animal track, which passed below ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Ain Sakhri lovers figurine Ain Sakhri lovers figurine The world's earliest representation of a couple having sex. This figure is about 11,000 years old. Contributed by The British Museum
  11. Syrian Qanun (musical instrument) Syrian Qanun (musical instrument) The qanun is a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. It has a long history, possibly descended from the ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Vourka: a Cyprus shepherd's goatskin bag Vourka: a Cyprus shepherd's goatskin bag A traditional Cyprus handicraft. Made from the intact skin of half a goat. I bought it from a shepherd when I was ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Stone picked up in Timnah, Yemen Stone picked up in Timnah, Yemen I picked this stone up in 1959/60 in Timna(h)in the Yemen among the ruins of the city ruled by the kings of Qataban. ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Gold ring found by a circus strong-man Gold ring found by a circus strong-man Truth is stranger than fiction in the case of this enigmatic gold ring. It was discovered on the finger of an Egyptian ... Contributed by Museum
  15. A pair of wooden napkin rings A pair of wooden napkin rings My father Harry Cardwell, was in the Middle East during the Second World War. At sometime between 1942 and 1945 he ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Unique chess set Unique chess set My father must have been one of a tiny number of people who fought right through both world wars - and came out to tell ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Carved relief from Nineveh Carved relief from Nineveh At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib chose Nineveh as his capital and built what he called the ... Contributed by Museum
  18. Shi'a religious parade standard Shi'a religious parade standard Iranian standard carried in Shi'a Islam processions, commemorating the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Contributed by The British Museum
  19. Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent Imperial signature monogram of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent who ruled the Ottoman Turkish Empire from 1520 to 1566 Contributed by The British Museum
  20. A bronze Assyrian statue of a priest A bronze Assyrian statue of a priest A bronze Assyrian statue of a priest Wearing a "Konakes" a typical dress of that period it has a lot of beautifull ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Astrolabe Astrolabe In ancient times the Arabs navigated the world using astrolabes like this -in fact, there's an original version of this ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Canaan bottle from Jericho, Palestine Canaan bottle from Jericho, Palestine This ancient bottle came from Jericho, Palestine, at the time of the Canaanites c. 2000 BC. These kind of bottles were ... Contributed by Museum
  23. Aluminium trinket box Aluminium trinket box This aluminium trinket box was made by a German prisoner of war in El Firdan, Egypt, near the Suez Canal after the ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Oxus chariot model Oxus chariot model Model of a Persian chariot buried in a hoard from Central Asia. Contributed by The British Museum
  25. Lachish Reliefs Lachish Reliefs Stone carvings from King Sennacherib of Assyria's palace, showing his army attacking the town of Lachish near Jerusalem Contributed by The British Museum
  26. Tiny one-handled pot with thumb marks Tiny one-handled pot with thumb marks This tiny pot comes from the ancient and important biblical site of Jericho. These little jugs were popular as tomb ... Contributed by Museum
  27. Phoenician Funereal Glass (BC) Phoenician Funereal Glass (BC) I have a cabinet with six pieces of Phoenician funeral glass which were excavated from Tibnin in Galilee by an ancester ... Contributed by Individual
  28. A Potted History of the War A Potted History of the War Father goes to sea as a boy of 15. His log book says “Daddy asked me to bring him back a monkey��? but the souvenir he ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Rollericord Camera Rollericord Camera Adrian Morgan - 12/07/2010 My great grandfather worked as a pharmaceutical engineer during the formation of ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Coptic Funereal Cloth Coptic Funereal Cloth This funereal cloth was found in Egypt between 1958 and 1965, by a Professor of Archeology, Fawzi El Fakharani, who ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Flood Tablet Flood Tablet Clay tablet that caused a sensation in Victorian England. It tells the story of a flood myth from the epic of Gilgamesh. Contributed by The British Museum
  32. child's leather slippers child's leather slippers My mother was born in 1914 and didn't see her father until he retturned from the war in 1918. He had been a prisoner of ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Early writing tablet Early writing tablet Clay tablet from the ancient Middle East with some of the world’s earliest writing - a record of workers' beer rations Contributed by The British Museum
  34. Hedwig glass beaker Hedwig glass beaker Glass beaker from central Europe probably made by a Muslim craftsman in Syria or Egypt during the Crusades Contributed by The British Museum
  35. VASE VASE Painted Vase Moulded from the bladder of a camel. From Moultan, Pakistan, mid – 19th cent. Contributed by Individual
  36. Harem wall painting fragments Harem wall painting fragments Fragments of a wall-painting of women from the caliph's palace in Samara, one of the Islamic Empire's great cities Contributed by The British Museum
  37. Arabian bronze hand Arabian bronze hand Bronze hand given as an offering in a temple in pre-Islamic Yemen - a symbol of good luck, offered for well-being Contributed by The British Museum
  38. Iranian candlesticks Iranian candlesticks These Iranian candlesticks belonged to a bank chairman in Iraq who went to Iran to escape the Ba'ath regime and ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Standard of Ur Standard of Ur The Standard of Ur is from one of the world’s first cities. It shows scenes from the life of a king of Ur, ancient Iraq Contributed by The British Museum
  40. Ring carved from a Stuka dive-bomber Ring carved from a Stuka dive-bomber My father was a soldier in the 8th Army, Royal Engineers, during World War II. He became involved in the lifting of the ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Yemeni Jambia Yemeni Jambia I have chosen the jambiya because it is one important Yemeni traditional symbol and every man in Yemen has to have one. ... Contributed by Individual
  42. A page from small leather bound notebook A page from small leather bound notebook These are pages from a notebook that belonged to my Grandfather who was in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the 1898 ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Inked Hope Inked Hope The most important human achievement – and the one most worth celebrating is an idea – the idea that we all have the ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Silver plate showing Shapur II Silver plate showing Shapur II A plate showing Sasanian King Shapur II, who ruled Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, and fought the Roman Empire Contributed by The British Museum
  45. Treen candlesticks Treen candlesticks These are made of olive wood and bought by a serviceman in Jerusalem during WW2. Contributed by Individual
  46. Abolhassan Kharaghani, moselium plack Abolhassan Kharaghani, moselium plack Abolhassan Kharaghani had this message at the entrance of his house " Whoever enters my place, feed them without asking ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Gold coin of Abd al-Malik Gold coin of Abd al-Malik Early Islamic coin, one of the first to show text from the Qur'an rather than use an image of the ruler Contributed by The British Museum
  48. Mummified Cat's Head Mummified Cat's Head This Egyptian mummified cat's head is part of the Market Harborough Historical Society's Collection which is on display ... Contributed by Museum
  49. Palestinian Robe Palestinian Robe This beautiful robe is a woman’s dress, known as thob, and is made of a cotton and silk mixture striped in red, orange, ... Contributed by Museum
  50. Warren Cup Warren Cup Silver cup used at Roman dinner parties decorated with pairs of male lovers, scenes not uncommon in Ancient Rome Contributed by The British Museum

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