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Syrian Heritage Collection

Curated by George E. Dabdoub

Damascus Room

Damascus Room

Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; cypress, mulberry, mother-of-pearl, marble and precious stones. Dated 1707 CE.

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Candlestick Base with Interlacing Dragons

Candlestick Base with Interlacing Dragons

Brass; inlaid with silver and copper. Early to mid-13th century, attributed to Northern Iraq or Syria. Islamic Art.

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Pyxis Depicting Standing Saints

Pyxis with Standing Saints & Entry into Jerusalem

Brass; hammered, engraved, inlaid with silver. Mid-to-late 13th century. A masterpiece of Syrian Christian metalwork.

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Tray with Sun Symbol

Tray with Sun Symbol

Brass; cast, chased, engraved, inlaid with silver and gold. 14th century, attributed to Egypt or Syria. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan.

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Candlestick

Candlestick

Brass; inlaid with silver, gold, and black compound. Late 13th–first half 14th century. Edward C. Moore Collection.

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Female Sphinx with Hathor-style Curls

Female Sphinx with Hathor-style Curls

Ivory (hippopotamus) with gold foil. Ca. 18th century BCE, Middle Bronze Age. Ancient West Asian Art — a timeless masterpiece.

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Textile Fragment with Ogival Pattern

Textile Fragment with Ogival Pattern

Silk; lampas weave. 14th century, Islamic Art. A stunning example of the region's legendary textile mastery.

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Pierced Bowl Signed by Hasan al-Qashani

Pierced Bowl Signed by Hasan al-Qashani

Stonepaste; molded and pierced, monochrome decoration under transparent glaze. Late 11th–early 12th century. Islamic Art.

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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (public domain, CC0). Items shown are representative of the types of antiques available through the Syrian Heritage Collection.