A RAQQA BOWL, SYRIA, 13TH CENTURY

A RAQQA TURQUOISE-GLAZED POTTERY DISH, SYRIA, EARLY 13TH CENTURY

SYRIA, FIRST HALF 13TH CENTURY

The Russian Navy has sent its only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, to the Eastern waters of the Mediterranean Sea to help the Syrian army in its anti-terrorism operations in Raqqa province, a senior military expert disclosed. "This aircraft carrier will be stationed in a location which is only four to eight kilometers away from the…

AYYUBID SYRIA, FIRST HALF 13TH CENTURY

Feirer seieren over «IS-hovedstaden» med flagg og fredstegn i gatene. - Våre styrker har tatt full kontroll over byen, sier SDFs talsmann.

Maraş / Marash Armenians in yr.1917 rescued by Syrian desert Bedouin Arabs /Raqqa

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EASTERN IRAN, 10TH CENTURY

Earthenware bowl, painted in luster over an opaque, white glaze Iraq; 10th century

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Bowl Date: 12th century Geography: Syria, Raqqa Culture: Islamic Medium: Stonepaste; underglaze painted

KOBANE BATTLEMAP: Heavy coalition airstrikes smash ISIL transportation in Ar Raqqa city and province. #Kobane

Vase Date: 12th–13th century Geography: Syria, Raqqa Culture: Islamic Medium: Stonepaste; painted under transparent turquoise glaze

IS has lost its 'capital' Raqqa, but it has taken the might of a global alliance to crush it.

Vase or jar, of pear-shape, painted in black and blue with formal leaf design, Syria (Raqqa), 1200-1250.