MENA & Asia · the human record

The art of lands that
outlast their borders.

A growing record of the objects, sites and civilisations the major platforms overlook — across museums, galleries and heritage sites. Beginning with the Islamabad Museum.

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Humans made this.

From the collection

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Bodhisatva
Buddhist
Bodhisatva
200–500 CE
Standing Buddha
Buddhist
Standing Buddha
2–300 CE
Meditating Buddha
Buddhist
Meditating Buddha
2–300 CE
Teaching Buddha
Buddhist
Teaching Buddha
2–300 CE
First Sermon of Buddha
Buddhist
First Sermon of Buddha
2–300 CE
Corinthian Capital
Buddhist
Corinthian Capital
1–2ndcentury CE
Female head
Gandharan
Female head
3–5thcentury CE
Atlas
Gandharan
Atlas
200 BCE

Civilisations

The threads that run across borders and millennia — from Mehrgarh to the Mughals.

Gandharan
47 objects
Islamic / Persian
30 objects
Indus Valley
21 objects
Buddhist
19 objects
Lithic / tools
14 objects
Repatriated
5 objects
Hindu
4 objects
Khmer
Soon
Nabataean
Soon
Sogdian
Soon

Sites

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One continuous landmass, drawn without modern borders — every object traced to where it was made or found.

Find-site mapMehrgarhMehrgarh — 25 objectsMohenjo-daroMohenjo-daro — 9 objectsHarappa — 7 objectsTaxilaTaxila — 23 objectsSwat (Butkara)Swat (Butkara) — 23 objectsPirakPirak — 16 objectsRohri Hills — 6 objectsSanghao Cave — 1 objectsKatas Raj — 2 objectsMakli — 1 objectsNishapur — 5 objectsRayy — 7 objectsGandharaGandhara — 18 objectsIndus Valley — 7 objectsBalochistan — 2 objectsIran — 2 objectsCentral Asia — 3 objectsChina — 1 objectsAlUla (Hegra) · soonAlUla (Hegra) — coming soonPersepolis · soonPersepolis — coming soonBamiyan · soonBamiyan — coming soonSamarkand · soonSamarkand — coming soonAngkor · soonAngkor — coming soonIslamabad MuseumIslamabad Museum

Institutions

The museums, galleries and arts bodies whose collections Artli brings online — one live, more to follow.

Islamabad Museum
Islamabad, Pakistan
194 objects · live
Lahore Museum
Soon
Lahore, Pakistan
National Museum of Afghanistan
Soon
Kabul, Afghanistan
Royal Commission for AlUla
Soon
AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Museum of Islamic Art
Soon
Doha, Qatar
National Museum of Iran
Soon
Tehran, Iran