Missing Objects
Missing Objects In the course of the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, some 60 objects went missing from the collection. These objects are registered with the Interpol, and any information of the possibility of retrieving them would be highly appreciated. LNS 9 GTransparent glass huqqa base, 18th century, India LNS 12 G Transparent glass huqqa base, […]
From Private to Public
From Private to Public A talk given byHussa Sabah al-Salem al-SabahCo-owner, The al-Sabah CollectionDirector General, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah17 October 2008, Historians of Islamic Art Association Annual Conference When I was invited to address this distinguished gathering of historians, scholars and archaeologists, I interpreted the invitation to mean its organizers must have wished to relieve the […]