Arabic illustration explaining the phases of the Moon. Medieval manuscript on exhibit at the Getty Research Institute at the Getty Center.
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Moroccan
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Where is Mother Going by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, 1797-1798
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A large street in Cairo - Mosque of Sultan Baibars.
From L’Afrique pittoresque (picturesque Africa), selected passages by Victor Tissot, Paris, 1890.
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The mahmil *.
From L’Afrique pittoresque (picturesque Africa), selected passages by Victor Tissot, Paris, 1890.
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* Mahmil (often written as Mahmel or Mahmal) is used for a palanquin or camel litter. Traditionally, a camel with a decorated litter was often sent to Mecca around the Hajj season by the head of a Muslim state to indicate his assumption of rule. The mahmil was therefore a symbol both of the sovereignty and legitimacy of the ruler. For the Ottoman surre procession, the mahmil was also used as a term for the vehicles or camel litters containing the surre and presents sent by the sultan.
Middle Eastern Studies,
Vol. 41, No. 2, 193 – 200, March 2005
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The snake charmer.
From L’Afrique pittoresque (picturesque Africa), selected passages by Victor Tissot, Paris, 1890.
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Tuaregs.
From L’Afrique pittoresque (picturesque Africa), selected passages by Victor Tissot, Paris, 1890.
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Djeddah.
From L’Afrique pittoresque (picturesque Africa), selected passages by Victor Tissot, Paris, 1890.
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Distribution of cowries.
From L’Afrique pittoresque (picturesque Africa), selected passages by Victor Tissot, Paris, 1890.
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Al-Aqsa Mosque, Interior View, Old City, East Jerusalem, Palestine
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