This terracotta bust of Isis was created during the Roman period, 10 B.C. to A.D. 40. It is part of the Touma Near Eastern Collection at the Huntington Museum that has recently been cataloged in a full-color book. Photo courtesy of Mary S. Rezny, Huntington Museum of Art.

A Kurdish prayer carpet made of wool and cotton, used in the Muslim faith five times a day for recitation of prayers, is 86 inches by 52 inches. It is from the Touma Collection and is featured in the exhibit catalog from the Huntington Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Mary S. Rezny, Huntington Museum of Art.

A brass tray featuring the central scene of Jesus at the Last Supper, from the Ottoman period in Syria, is featured in the catalog of the Touma Near Eastern Collection as well as in the Touma Gallery at the Huntington Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Mary S. Rezny, Huntington Museum of Art.

Two chairs composed of ebonized wood elaborately inlaid with mother of pearl, ivory and bone are from Syria in the early 20th century and are part of the Touma Near Eastern Collection, now featured in a printed catalog available at the Huntington Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Mary S. Rezny, Huntington Museum of Art.