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Star and Cross Tiles. Iran, 1270-1280 CE.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Went to Three Valley Museum in Oklahoma but they don’t allow customers to take pictures of the artifacts. So I’ll settle for posting a pic of the big bell that they have up front and a ceramic peanut that I bought at the gift shop. 2025.

Photographs by me 😌

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Inside of me are two wolves. One likes gritty gothic westerns. The other likes YA love triangles.

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I’m not much of a historian but I do have a BA in History and a Minor in Native Studies. This blog is predominantly for fun but I do pretentiously think of it as a sort of digital library for my viewers. Most of what I post will be artifacts and/or art. If I ever make a mistake in one of my posts feel free to point it out!

What to mostly expect to see on my blog.

1. History from the Middle East. Typically Ottoman, Iranian, or Mamluk but you’ll see a few artifacts from other Middle Eastern cultures too.

2. The occasional Byzantine post. I’m a bigger fan of the East Romans(Byzantines) more than the Ancient Romans. In general I prefer history from the Early-Modern period(1400s-1700s). Ancient History intimidates me 😅

3. The Choctaw. I’m partially Choctaw myself so this preference is personal.

4. Oklahoma history. My own backyard kinda history. I live here so I might as well learn about it.

This doesn’t rule out other time periods. I post artwork from every culture and era. I just have my personal preferences. I respect historical study regardless of the flavor! Thank you for viewing my weird little world.

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Vultures on a water tower. Storm forming in the background. Oklahoma, 2025.

Photograph by me 😌

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Siege of a fortress by the Ottoman army. Türkiye, second half of the 16th century CE.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Tile with Sailors on a Ship. Isfahan, Iran. 1685 CE.

Denver Art Museum.

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Guy VandenBranden [Belgium] (1926–2014) ~ ‘Composition 68’, 1955. Oil on canvas (105 x 114 cm).

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GOATed Profile pic bro, love ya blog!

Thank you comrade 🫡 Always grand to see a Hurrem Sultan enthusiast.

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Ceramic bowl with the bull head of Golestan. Iran, 9th Century CE.

The National Museum of Iran.

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Spouted Vessel with Painted Motifs. Quapaw culture. Arkansas, 1500-1700 CE.

Saint Louis Art Museum.

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A+ Craftsmanship. 10/10 Would put it on my wall.

tile spandrel with floral pattern, turkey, iznik, ottoman period c. 1570-75.

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Mirror with Split-Leaf Palmette Design Inlaid with Gold. Türkiye, Ottoman Empire. 16th Century CE.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III. Nimrud, modern day Iraq. 9th Century BCE.

The British Museum(it’s always them).

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Muzzle-loading cannon. Created in Boston, United States of America Cyrus Alger & Co Bronze. Given to the Sultan Sayyid Said bin Sultan al-Busaidi, Sultan of Oman and Zanzibar. 1850-1860 CE.

Oman National Museum.

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Calera, Oklahoma. 1900. Aulena Gibson Collection. Oklahoma Historical Society.

Originally named Cale or Cale Switch upon its foundation in 1872. An attempt was made to rename it Sterrett but railroads refused to acknowledge the name change. In 1910 the town changed its name to Calera, and has continued to go by that name since.

Link to the main source in the tags below.

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Kashan Mina’i Glazed Bowl. Iran, 1180-1220 CE.

Barakat Gallery.