Arabians Collection (#8)

Arab children on a donkey
2911751 Arab children on a donkey; (add.info.: Vintage postcard showing Arab children on a donkey, North Africa 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rear Admiral Roger Keyes, 1918
1578071 Rear Admiral Roger Keyes, 1918; (add.info.: Photograph of Rear Admiral Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes (1872-1945) British admiral

Mosaic representing a woman with a deer (Diana or Danae?), House of Horses, Carthage, Tunisia (mosaic)
AIS5363042 Mosaic representing a woman with a deer (Diana or Danae?), House of Horses, Carthage, Tunisia (mosaic); © Iberfoto

Gilgamesh supporting a solar disc, relief, 9th century BC
AIS5388773 Gilgamesh supporting a solar disc, relief, 9th century BC.; National Museum, Aleppo, Syria; (add.info.: Assyrian art: representation of Gilgamesh supporting a winged solar disc. Detail)

View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript)
AIS5355993 View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Iberfoto

Stele of victory of Naram-Sin, stone relief, 2230 BC
AIS5345397 Stele of victory of Naram-Sin, stone relief, 2230 BC; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Akkadian art. Stele of victory of Naram-Sin)

Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of decoration, 12th century (stone)
AIS5338573 Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of decoration, 12th century (stone); Mosul, Iraq; (add.info.: Chretian art: Convent of Saint Behnam (12th century), Iraq

Berber magistrate, soldier and priest, North Africa, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea
FLO4620816 Berber magistrate, soldier and priest, North Africa, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

The wedding of King Massinissa of Numidia and Sophonisba of Carthage. From a fragment of a painting found in Pompeii
FLO4620769 The wedding of King Massinissa of Numidia and Sophonisba of Carthage. From a fragment of a painting found in Pompeii

Algerian costumes: Jewish couple from Algiers and a Moorish resident in a hooded cape
FLO4634989 Algerian costumes: Jewish couple from Algiers and a Moorish resident in a hooded cape. Below, members of the National Guard, couch councillors of different rank of dignite

View of the port of Algiers (Algeria), from the Mediterranean Sea. Lithography for the book
FLO4634931 View of the port of Algiers (Algeria), from the Mediterranean Sea. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

Geography Manual (Atlas primary education) early 20th century (primary school, elementary school)
PCT4265415 Geography Manual (Atlas primary education) early 20th century (primary school, elementary school). Illustrated cover of an engraving, landscape North Africa (Algeria or Tunisia)

History of Algeria from the most remote times to the present day: vignette in illustration of the title page of a work
PCT4290451 History of Algeria from the most remote times to the present day: vignette in illustration of the title page of a work by J.J. E

Illustration of the book by Emile Lavisse "Tu will soldier", Armand Colin 1899
PCT4286821 Illustration of the book by Emile Lavisse "Tu will soldier", Armand Colin 1899; (add.info.: French colonial army of africa)

Candle and the Atlas: Algerian landscape - engraving mid 19th century - illustration by Raffet for the book
PCT4290645 Candle and the Atlas: Algerian landscape - engraving mid 19th century - illustration by Raffet for the book "L'Algerie ancienne et moderne" by Leon Galibert

Antoine Chanzy
3732972 Antoine Chanzy; (add.info.: Photograph of Antoine Chanzy (1823-1883) a French general during the Franco-Prussian War and governor of Algeria

Algeria: Algerians of Tourangelle origin pose in the yard of their barracks, 1897 - Children of Touraine class 93
LUX4749944 Algeria: Algerians of Tourangelle origin pose in the yard of their barracks, 1897 - Children of Touraine class 93

Saudi Arabia, Mecca: Pilgrimage around the Kaaba (Ka'aba, Ka'ba), 1890 (b/w photo)
LUX4746761 Saudi Arabia, Mecca: Pilgrimage around the Kaaba (Ka'aba, Ka'ba), 1890 (b/w photo); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Letter K: Kabile (Kabyle)
DUV4217031 Letter K: Kabile (Kabyle); 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Medieval costume: portrait of an Arab merchant, c.1860 (steel engraving)
DUV4216119 Medieval costume: portrait of an Arab merchant, c.1860 (steel engraving); 7.5x9.5 cm; (add.info.: Steel engraving by J)

Algerian children pose in the studio in traditional dress, 1855
LUX4711159 Algerian children pose in the studio in traditional dress, 1855; (add.info.: Algerian children pose in the studio in traditional dress, 1855); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Tunis: portrait of a European dresses in local costume with chechia and burnous, 1895
LUX4712193 Tunis: portrait of a European dresses in local costume with chechia and burnous, 1895; (add.info.: Tunis: portrait of a European dresses in local costume with chechia and burnous)

Algiers: a beggar with his eclect, 1860
LUX4711302 Algiers: a beggar with his eclect, 1860; (add.info.: Algiers: a beggar with his eclect, 1860); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Maghreb, monastery with monks in priestly clothes and a coronation badge, 1890
LUX4713895 Maghreb, monastery with monks in priestly clothes and a coronation badge, 1890; (add.info.: Maghreb, monastery with monks in priestly clothes and a coronation badge)

Dacian cavalry with sabre and shield, and Numidian on horseback. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von
FLO4704156 Dacian cavalry with sabre and shield, and Numidian on horseback. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal

Algiers, Algeria, Photography showing two barefoot children playing shoeshine, 1860
LUX4729623 Algiers, Algeria, Photography showing two barefoot children playing shoeshine, 1860; (add.info.: Algiers, Algeria, Photography showing two barefoot children playing shoeshine)

Beni Abbes, Algeria: A French soldier comes to drink the tea in an Algerian family living in a gourbi, 1895
LUX4728701 Beni Abbes, Algeria: A French soldier comes to drink the tea in an Algerian family living in a gourbi, 1895; (add.info.: Beni Abbes)

Beni Abbes, Algeria: Loading a camel for a depart in the Saharan desert, 1895
LUX4728682 Beni Abbes, Algeria: Loading a camel for a depart in the Saharan desert, 1895; (add.info.: Beni Abbes, Algeria: Loading a camel for a depart in the Saharan desert)

Beni Abbes, Algeria: A soldier resting in the shade of palm trees in the oasis of Beni Abbes, 1900
LUX4728657 Beni Abbes, Algeria: A soldier resting in the shade of palm trees in the oasis of Beni Abbes, 1900; (add.info.: Beni Abbes)

Morocco: A Sultan's Eunuch, 1920 - Flandrin
LUX4725666 Morocco: A Sultan's Eunuch, 1920 - Flandrin; (add.info.: Morocco: A Sultan's Eunuch, 1920 - Flandrin); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

The defence of Mazagran by Abd el Kader (1840), 19th century (Epinal print)
THT4305512 The defence of Mazagran by Abd el Kader (1840), 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: The defence of Mazagran by Abd el Kader's troops against the French army in 1840. Epinal print)

Saint Stephen. Detail from The Preaching of Saint Stephen in Jerusalem'. Painting by Vittore Carpaccio
BEN5461367 Saint Stephen. Detail from The Preaching of Saint Stephen in Jerusalem'. Painting by Vittore Carpaccio. (1450/54-1525/26) by Carpaccio

Astrolabe from Syria and Egypt, manufactured by Al Sarraj, c.1230-31 (copper astrolabe)
MMM5471320 Astrolabe from Syria and Egypt, manufactured by Al Sarraj, c.1230-31 (copper astrolabe); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Astrolabe from Syria and Egypt)

Persian literature: miniature of Basawan (1556-1600) representing a Muslim pilgrim meeting a Brahmin
BEN5464241 Persian literature: miniature of Basawan (1556-1600) representing a Muslim pilgrim meeting a Brahmin. Based on a poem by Amir Khosrow Dehlavi (or Khusrau or Khusraw (1253-1325))

Map showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldaean) Empires, 1936
7125140 Map showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldaean) Empires, 1936; (add.info.: Map showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldaean) Empires

The Throne of Solomon. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving)
6867227 The Throne of Solomon. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving); (add.info.: The Throne of Solomon)

Artist's impression of an Assyrian palace. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving)
6867217 Artist's impression of an Assyrian palace. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving); (add.info.: Artist's impression of an Assyrian palace)

Pompey in the Temple of Jerusalem, 62 BC
7177194 Pompey in the Temple of Jerusalem, 62 BC.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompey in the Temple of Jerusalem, 62 BC. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, 106 BC-48 BC, aka Pompey or Pompey the Great)

Senegales tirailleurs, 1908 (engraving)
7143638 Senegales tirailleurs, 1908 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. Senegal. Senegalese Tirailleurs (colonial infantry in the French Army) leaves for Morocco with their wives

Engraving depicting Al-Khazneh, an elaborate temple in the ancient Arab Nabatean Kingdom city of Petra, 19th century
5308948 Engraving depicting Al-Khazneh, an elaborate temple in the ancient Arab Nabatean Kingdom city of Petra, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Al-Khazneh)

Harem in Algeria, c.1910 (photo)
7293087 Harem in Algeria, c.1910 (photo); (add.info.: Geography. Algeria. Women in a harem. Photo, Algeria, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

View of Tunis, c.1910 (photo)
7293082 View of Tunis, c.1910 (photo); (add.info.: Geography. Tunisia. General view of Tunis. Photo, Tunisia, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Constantine, 1838 (engraving)
7268730 Constantine, 1838 (engraving); 18.5x28.5 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Captions Constantine and Aus der Kunstanst. d. Bibl. Inst)

Rais Hamidou (ca. 1770-1815), the Dey of Algiers received the American tribe of Captain William Bainbridge (1774-1833)
NWI4837528 Rais Hamidou (ca. 1770-1815), the Dey of Algiers received the American tribe of Captain William Bainbridge (1774-1833), in 1800

Arabic formulary Compound Remedies Arranged According to Ailment, 13th century
2625363 Arabic formulary Compound Remedies Arranged According to Ailment, 13th century; (add.info.: by Najib al-Din al-Samarqandi The copy appears to have been made by the copyist preparing)

Arab astronomer
3330987 Arab astronomer; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Arab astronomer, one holding an armillary sphere showing a geocentric universe and the path of the ecliptic)

The duties of the high priests in the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem, 1850
3331121 The duties of the high priests in the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem, 1850; (add.info.: Four engravings showing the duties of the high priests in the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem)

The Torah ark being carried in Jerusalem
3330069 The Torah ark being carried in Jerusalem; (add.info.: Engraving of the Torah ark being carried in Jerusalem, with Absalom's tomb in the background)

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"Exploring the Rich Heritage of Arabians: From Via Dolorosa to Maison de Ponce Pilate" Step into a captivating journey through time as we delve into the fascinating world of Arabians. Embark on the Via Dolorosa, also known as the Way of Sorrows, and trace the footsteps of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem. Feel the weight of history as you visit Maison de Ponce Pilate, an ancient house that witnessed pivotal moments from 10 BC to 39 AD. Transport yourself further back in time with the mesmerizing Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, a stunning tapestry crafted between 1375-80. Immerse yourself in its intricate details and unravel tales from biblical prophecies. Witness a powerful scene captured forever in an engraving - Jesus Christ driving out money-changers from the Temple. Experience his righteous anger and determination to restore sanctity within these sacred walls. Marvel at Mr Smeedon's Villa frozen in black and white photographs; its grandeur stands as a testament to Arabian opulence. The Loggia at this villa beckons you with its elegant architecture, inviting you to step inside and discover hidden treasures. Travel beyond borders to Algeria's enchanting landscapes through breathtaking images like Djenan-el-Mufti and El Bardo. These monochrome snapshots capture both tranquility and vibrancy, showcasing Algerian beauty intertwined with Arabian influences. They have long been renowned for their role in Middle East trade, connecting cultures across continents throughout history. Their rich heritage continues to shape our understanding of art, architecture, and commerce even today. As we conclude this captivating exploration into Arabians' diverse facets, let us appreciate their enduring legacy that transcends time and geography. Let us celebrate their contributions while embracing cultural diversity that enriches our global tapestry.