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Cape3295/14

Black-green velvet cape with gold trim. The open front is decorated with gold-coloured trim, ribbons and coloured stitching with the centre section, which wraps around the neck, decorated with larger gold designs over small squares of green, purple or burgundy fabric. The edge of this section is finished with white beads. Two crosses and geometric designs in gold trim and small, solid-coloured pompoms extend down from the neck. There are rows of coloured straight and zigzag stitching and silver stamped designs. A machine-made ribbon of gold with pink and green designs extends horizontally across the middle of the cape, and again along the bottom edges of the open front. The back is lined with different coloured pieces of cotton.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cape3295/53

Deep burgundy-coloured velvet cape with gold trim. The neckline is decorated with ornate gold embroidery and applique(?). The centre section, which wraps around the neck, is decorated with larger gold designs over various-coloured small squares of velvet. There is a small loop extending out at each end of the ornate design. A band extends down from the neck, and is embellished with gold embroidered floral designs, and small, solid-coloured pompoms. A band of light brown extends horizontally across the middle of the cape.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
fibre
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordM4.3 a-c

Sword (part a) has long curving metal blade with a vein-covered surface. Horn handle grip with curving heel/pommel. Silver cross shaped hilt cross-guard (part c) has chased design. Leather covered wood sheath (part b) with brass fittings and leather belt attached.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
wood, metal and leather skin
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Manuscript2988/1

Qur'an leaf, in Kufic script on vellum. The script is in dark brown ink on parchment, with seven lines per page. The vocalization is rendered in red dots, and single verse divisions are marked with triangular clusters of six gold discs. Fifth verse divisions are marked with a solidly coloured Kufic letter ha in gold (representing the number 5 in the abjad system), outlined in black. Tenth verse divisions are marked with an illuminated cusped roundel formed by interlacing gold and white bands decorated with elegant scrolls and dots containing the exact verse count – in this case thalathun (thirty) – on gold Kufic script on a reserved central space.

Culture
Western Asia ?
Made in
Iran ?; Iraq ? or Syria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coin2189/465

Unreadable. Perhaps in an Arabic script? Both sides appear to have two horizontal lines of script, but with different designs.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coin2189/367

Script (Arabic ?) on both sides. Three lines of different script on each side.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
silver metal ?
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coin2189/344

Obverse: Arabic design with a horizontal line of Arabic script below and a smaller line of similar Arabic underneath. Reverse: four horizontal lines of Arabic script. Both sides are bordered by dots. Same script and design as coin 2189/243, except smaller. Hole punched through top of the coin.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
silver metal
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1167/1

A long rectangular textile piece sewn together in the middle. At one end, there are two small rectangular pieces attached, leaving an opening. On the inner corner of the rectangular pieces and inner corner of the opening, there are tiny loops. On the opposite side of the opening, there are forty-three long deep red tassels on plaited ropes, some of which are singular while others are paired. Along the borders, there are tiny ornage, blue, beige, and red tassels. The background is beige and is made of cotton and hair. The pile design, which stands above the surface, is consisting of red, orange, brown, green navy blue, black, and white wool in a plant-like design on the lower portion with a dot-like design on the upper portion.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
cotton fibre, hair and wool fibre
Made in
Iraq ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stand1251/22

A stand with tow tapered triangular legs which expand at the bottom. The legs are connected at the top with a flat shoe-like-shaped piece. Inlaid with triangular, diamond-shaped, and four-pointed shell pieces.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
wood and mother of pearl shell
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box1251/12 a-e

Part a is a rectangular metal box with one open end and a sliding lid that fits through slits in either side of open end; lid has metal loop through one end. One large face has incised decoration and script on it; remnants of colour on lid and decorated face. Surface of box has small areas of silver but is mainly covered in corrosion. Box has pieces of paper stuffed tightly inside that have an inked grid with each square containing four inked characters. Parts b-e are loose pieces of paper that are inked in the same manner as the paper inside.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
metal, paper and ink
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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