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"Cairo," late 19th century

Album page with a photo of a woman wearing a headscarf and a coin necklace smoking a cigarette.

View of the city of Cairo looking southwest. The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan towers over the city on the left side of the image, and the Amir Khayrbak Funerary complex stands in the foreground. 

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Daguerreotype of a woman holding a book and two men, probably a family, about 1855

Photo by Jacob Byerly (American, 1807 - 1883)

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Daguerreotype of a man holding a book, American, about 1855

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Four men in white hooded capes with hooded falcons, Algeria, ca. 1890

Albumen silver print by Étienne Neurdein (French, 1832 - 1918)

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Byzantine Egypt: Gilded leather shoes, possibly made for a priest.

6th-9th century (Late Antique)

Walters Art Museum

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1522 Franciabigio - Portrait of a man, probably Matteo Sofferoni

(Gemäldegalerie, Berlin)

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also my good friend the très belles heures

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A group of angels ministering to Ibrahim Adhan, Sufi saint and former king of Balkh.

Mughal style, ca. 1800

British Museum

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Garment fragment with tree and birds, Byzantine Egypt, 6th-7th century AD. Tapestry woven wool on linen. 6" high.

Walters Art Museum

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Byzantine amulet from Palestine, 5th-6th century AD. An eye on one side and Solomon, the Holy Rider, on the other. Copper, 2" high.

[Transcription] Εἰς Θεός / Εἰς Θεός ὁ νικῶν τὰ κακά. ΙΑΩΘ;[Translation] One God / [The] one God overcomes the evil. JHVH;

Walters Art Museum

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Byzantine fish-shaped lamp, from Egypt, 5th century. Cast bronze.

Walters Art Museum

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Byzantine hippopotamus ivory plaque with a river goddess, Coptic Egypt, 5th-6th century (Late Antique), 9" long x 4" high

Carved from the widest part of a hippopotamus tooth, this panel was originally attached to a box or a piece of furniture. The figures have not been identified fully but may represent a river goddess in the center with, to the left, a male personification of a spring pouring water from his inverted vase. To the right, Helios, the sun god, drives his horse-drawn chariot and salutes another female deity.

Walters Art Museum

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Byzantine bronze key, 5th-7th century (Late Antique), found in Egypt.

Walters Art Museum

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love the word “rapscallion”. like not only are you a rascal but you’re also kind of spring onion about it too

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Lavinia Dickinson (sister of Emily) with cat. Her smile is radiant! 💗 1896. Source.

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Camas and the Pacific, April 22 2024