EditorialIraqi President Abd al-Latif Rashid watches the national team match with the Yemeni national team, which was held within the Gulf Cup Football Championship in Basra Governorate, Basra, Iraq - 12 Jan 2023
EditorialAbbas Abdul Karim toils over a metal bench in the heat of the day in Basra, Iraq, where, on Nov. 22, 2022, the air around the welder felt like 125 degrees Fahrenheit. (Emily Rhyne/The New York Times)
EditorialFragment of a Jar, Fragment of a jar, 9th century, Found Iraq, Basra, Earthenware; glazed, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Ceramics.
EditorialFragment of a Bowl, Fragment of a bowl, 9th century, Found Iraq, Basra, Earthenware; glazed, H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), W. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), D. 1 in. (2.6 cm), Ceramics.
EditorialFragment of a Bowl, Fragment of a bowl, 9th century, Found Iraq, Basra, Earthenware; glazed, H. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm), W. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm), D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm), Ceramics.
EditorialFragment of a Bowl, Fragment of a bowl, 9th century, Found Iraq, Basra, Earthenware; glazed, H. 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm), W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), D. 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm), Th. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Ceramics.
EditorialFragment of a Bowl, Fragment of a bowl, 9th century, Found Iraq, Basra, Earthenware; white slip with glazed decoration, H. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm), W. 5 3/16 in. (13.1 cm), D. 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm), Th. 3/16 in. (0.4 cm), Ceramics.
EditorialFragment of a Jar, Fragment of a jar, 9th century, Found Iraq, Basra, Earthenware; glazed, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), W. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), D. 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm), Th. 5/16 in. (0.8 cm), Ceramics.
EditorialFragment, 9th century, Found Iraq, Basra, Earthenware; unglazed, H. 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm), W. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm), D. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Ceramics.
EditorialFragment, 9th century, Found Iraq, Basra, Earthenware; unglazed, H. 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm), W. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm), D. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Ceramics.
EditorialMap of Basra (Al Ba?rah) in the 17th century. Umbsta?ndliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Asia : in sich haltend die Landschafften Mesopotamien, Babylonien, Assyrien, Anatolien oder Klein-Asien. Nu?rnberg, Germany, 1681. Source: W.5754 after 11...
EditorialEarthenware Dish Painted Blue with Splashes of Green and Yellow, 830-900. Iraq, Basra, Abbasid period, 9th Century. Earthenware with overglaze-painted design; diameter: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.).
EditorialEarthenware Jug painted with Blue and Turquoise, 800s. Iraq, Basra, Abbasid Period, 9th century. Earthenware with overglaze-painted design; diameter of mouth: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); overall: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.); diameter of base: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.).
EditorialMap of Basra (Al Ba?rah) in the 17th century. Umbsta?ndliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Asia : in sich haltend die Landschafften Mesopotamien, Babylonien, Assyrien, Anatolien oder Klein-Asien. Nu?rnberg, Germany, 1681. Source: W.5754 after 11...
EditorialSmall Lobed Bowl, 9th?10th century, Possibly from Central Asia, Rock crystal; carved, relief-cut, 5 x 10 in. (12.7 x 25.4 cm), Stone, The famous scientist al-Biruni, writing in the early 11th century, reports that Basra (Bassora) in Iraq was a center o...
EditorialBowl with Green Splashes, 9th century, Made in Iraq, probably Basra. Found Iran, Rayy, Earthenware; 'splash-painted' on opaque white glaze, H. 5/16 in. (.8 cm), Ceramics, In response to the popularity of imported Chinese ceramics, Abbasid artists learn...