Arabian Collection

Oman, Road near Tiwi Village

Map of the Ancient Persian Empire, encompassing Greece to the north west, Arabia to the south east, Egypt and Libya to the south west and deep in the Caucasus in the north east. Date: 1798

Map of Ancient Egypt. Date: 1814

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)

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]

Kuwait, Kuwait City, City view from Souk Shark Shopping Center and Marina

George Stubbs (1724-1806). Whistlejacket (c. 1762)
George Stubbs (1724-1806). English painter. Whistlejacket (c. 1762). Oil on Canvas. National Gallery. London. England. UK

Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in George Fitzmaurices Son of the Sheik (1926)
Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in Son of the Sheik (1926)

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

Portrait of Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037) Reading (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR169113 Portrait of Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037) Reading (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Picture No. 10873885
Horse - Black Arabian Mare cantering in meadow (Equus caballus) Date:

Picture No. 10870455
Horse - Arabian gray dapple galloping in meadow Date:

Two Arab Falconers from Saudi Arabia
A very beautiful postcard, depicting two Arab Falconers from Saudi Arabia. One has three of his birds (Peregrine Falcons?) sitting on his arm, shoulder and head! Date: circa 1910s

Emir Faisal at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia)
Emir Faisal (1883-1933) at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia) during the First World War. He later became Faisal I of Iraq. He directed the Arab revolt against the Ottomans in 1916

Persian pharmacy, 13th century artwork
Persian pharmacy. 13th century Arabic artwork entitled The Preparation of Medicine from Honey. This image was produced in Baghdad, Iraq, whilst it was still part of the Persian Empire

Scheherazade by T Mackenzie
This drawing depicts a scene in the legend of The One Thousand and One Arabian nights. Queen Scheherazade is telling a story to King Shahrayar

Saudi Arabian desert. Combined infrared and visible satellite image of the Jabal Tuwayq ridge (down centre) in the rocky desert region of Najd in central Saudi Arabia. North is at top

Picture No. 10870478
Horse - Arabian Chestnut Mare and foal together in meadow Date:

Arabian-Byzantine coin. Coin. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Christmas star as planetary conjunction. Artwork of a possible Christmas Star in the night sky of the year 7 BC. Traces of the planetary conjunction of Jupiter

Old Arabian coffee pot and jars, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

ECLIPSE
Great-grandson of Darley Arabian, raced 1769-1770 in 18 races, all of which he won. His skeleton is preserved in the Royal Veterinary College

Exotic dancer by Rene Bull
A stylised illustration by Rene Bull (1872-1942) showing a scantily clad exotic dancer in a beautiful garden hanging with fruits

Kuwait, Kuwait City, Elevated view of the modern city skyline and central business district

Qatar, Doha, Souq Waqif, redeveloped bazaar area, elevated view with West Bay skyscrapers from one of the historic Souq hotels, dusk

UAE, Abu Dhabi, Etihad Towers and Emirates Palace Hotel, dusk

Lady Anne Blunt, traveller in Arabia and the Middle East
Lady Anne Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth (1837-1917), English traveller in Arabia and the Middle East, buyer and breeder of Arab horses. circa 1860s

Horse Illustration 09
Rafal Kulik

UAE, Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace Hotel fountains and Etihad Towers, dusk

Map of Eden and Mount Ararat, copperplate engraving, published 1774
A Map of the Situation of the Garden of Eden as also of Mount Ararat whereon the Ark rested. Copperplate engraving, published in 1774

Scenery for Aladdin, Pollocks Toy Theatre, with two rounded arches opening onto a seascape. Date: late 19th century

In the oasis of Ghadames, UNESCO world heritage, Libya

Medina, Saudi Arabia - Hajj Pilgrimage - Sacred Carpet
Medina, Saudi Arabia - Hajj Pilgrimage - The Guard of Honour and Custodians of the Sacred Carpet Date: circa 1905

Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) with Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) under the management of Thomas Cook & Son Ltd, showing a group of three men brewing mint tea in a Middle Eastern street scene

Tunisia - Arab Bazaar
Tunisia - an Arab dealer sitting in his shop, surrounded by his wares (pretty much everything you can imagine) including drapes, rugs, pots, a stuffed baby crocodile, swords, guns

Magic Carpet Airborne
The Magic Carpet, favoured transport system of the Arabian Nights

Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Scheherazade (colour litho)
6030994 Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Scheherazade (colour litho) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Stages of the pearl fishery industry in the Persian Gulf. Date: 1902

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

Pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf
The Pearl Fishery in the Persian Gulf. Sidi-Arab diver with pince-nez. The Mosquito Fleet at anchor. The divers at work below. Apparatus used by the divers. Date: 1881

Picture No. 10947479
Dromedary / Arabian Camel - feeding East MacDonnell Ranges - Alice Springs - Northern Territory - Australia. Date:

T. E. Lawrence in Arab costume during WWI, c. 1914-18 (b / w photo)
358795 T.E. Lawrence in Arab costume during WWI, c.1914-18 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Caliph Umar entering Jerusalem, 637 (engraving)
3647180 Caliph Umar entering Jerusalem, 637 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caliph Umar entering Jerusalem, 637)

UAE, Dubai, Dubai Marina, elevated view of the marina, dusk

Saudi Arabia - A Farm in Wadi Najran. Date: 1976

Arabic Countries, food, arabic biscuits, traditional

CHINESE CONJURERS. Chinese conjurers as described by 14th century Arabian traveler, Ibn Battuta. One man climbs a rope into the sky

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 1962. Peter O Toole in the title role

Horse, Shagya, adult, close-up of head, France

Fennec Fox
LB-11512 FENNEC FOX - peering over rock Distribution: Morocco - Arabia Fennecus zerda Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fisherman and Djinn
The fisherman inadvertently rubs the lamp he has found, and is amazed by the apparition of the djinn (genie)

Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Scheherazade (colour litho)
6030985 Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Scheherazade (colour litho) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cessna 550 Citation II HZ-a1 (msn 550-0116), of the Arabian International Services Company, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1981

Thistle species
Showy Mexican scarlet thistle, Erythrolaena conspicua, Arabian cotton thistle, Onopordum arabicum, and blue-flowered carthamus, Carthamus caeruleus

Daily Mirror cameraman George Greenwell seen here during his travels to Egypt and Palestine in 1935 as the Daily Mirrors Lensman. Circa 1935

ARABIAN NIGHTS / ALADDIN
Aladdin whispers into the ear of his attentive red genie. Date: 1922-3

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

M. Orr / Ali Baba
Ali Baba counted forty of them from his vantage point up a tree

Arabian camels (Camelus dromedarius), feral in outback, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

GEBER Either the Arabian alchemist of the 8th to 9th centuries or the 14th century Spanish alchemist who wrote under the same name

Aladdin and his Lamp
Aladdin holds the lamp

M Orr / Aladdin Buys Lamp
New lamps for old

Al-Shumaisi Hospital (now the King Saud Medical Centre), Riyadh - Saudi Arabia. Date: circa 1950s

Khor Sanq (Wadi Al Nakheel) at sunset, Dhofar Governorate, Oman

Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain souq, Ashura decorations

UAE, Dubai, Deira, Gold Souk, gold jewelry

United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai, The Burj Dubai Hotel

Kuwait, Kuwait City, Sharq, Kuwait Towers on Arabian Gulf Street

Kuwait, Kuwait City, Carpet shop, Souk Marbarakia

Kuwait, Kuwait City, City center buildings

Kuwait, Kuwait City, Salmiya, Hard Rock Cafe

Kuwait, Kuwait City, Salmiya, Arabian Gulf and City skyline looking towards Al Hamra Tower

Kuwait, Kuwait City, Salmiya, Yacht Club on Arabian Gulf St

Bahrain, Manama, Muharraq, Heritage Pathway know as pearling pathway, Wall painting beside old wooden door

Ornate dresses for sale in Mutrah souk, Muscat, Oman

Yemen, Hadhramaut, Wadi Do an, Ribat Ba-Ashan. A happy Yemeni man holds his AK-47

Yemen, Hadhramaut, Shibam. The mud-built skyscrapers of Shibam, often referred to as the Manhattan of the Desert

Qatar, Doha, Fanar Qatar Islamic Cultural Center and Souq Waqif

Yas Marina Hotel and Formula 1 race track, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, UAE

Qatar, Doha, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani Emir of Dubai from 1972 to 1995
Qatar, Doha, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani Emir from 1972 to 1995, generally seen as the moderniser of the state

Farming in Buraydah, the capital of Al-Qassim Region in north-central Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Date: circa 1950s

Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent, Syria
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent in the Syrian desert in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

Sandstone rock formation, Hegra (Mada'in Salih/Al-Hijr) archaeological site (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Al-Ula, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

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"Unveiling the Rich Tapestry of Arabian Heritage: From Ancient Empires to Enchanting Tales" Step into a world steeped in history and mystique as we embark on a captivating journey through Arabian culture. The map of the Ancient Persian Empire reveals the grandeur and influence that once emanated from this land, while the Map of Ancient Egypt unveils its close ties with this vibrant region. Delving deeper, we encounter The Darley Arabian, an iconic steed whose bloodline shaped the realm of horse racing. Its legacy echoes even today, reminding us of the indomitable spirit that runs through Arabians. In cinema, The Adventures of Prince Achmed takes us on a mesmerizing animated odyssey inspired by ancient tales. This groundbreaking film showcases how Arabian folklore continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Artistry finds expression in George Stubbs' masterpiece Whistlejacket—a majestic portrait capturing both power and grace. Such artistic endeavors celebrate the enduring beauty associated with these noble creatures. Turning our gaze towards Emir Faisal at Wejh, we witness a pivotal moment in Saudi Arabia's history—an emblematic figure who played a crucial role in shaping his nation's destiny. The silver screen immortalizes Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in Son of the Sheik—an enchanting tale that transports viewers into an exotic world filled with romance and adventure. These cinematic gems shed light on how Arabian aesthetics have influenced global pop culture throughout time. Portrait of Avicenna (Ibn Sina) Reading depicts one of history's most influential scholars engrossed in knowledge—a testament to Arab intellectual contributions spanning centuries. Their thirst for wisdom has left an indelible mark on various fields, including medicine and philosophy. Lastly, Scheherazade by T Mackenzie encapsulates the allure and intrigue surrounding One Thousand and One Nights—the timeless collection where storytelling reigns supreme. Through these narratives woven by Scheherazade, the Arabian heritage continues to enchant and inspire generations.