Yesterday’s Rooms

Muttrah Interior, Oman
Rooftop bedroom of a traditional stone-built merchant's house in Muttrah, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
The brightly painted bridal suite of a traditional stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. Taken on a Nikon D800 Camera and 17-35mm Nikkor lens.

Painted Majlis, Wadi Bani Habib, Oman
The brightly painted majlis (male sitting room) of a traditional stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. Taken on a Nikon D800 Camera and 17-35mm Nikkor lens.

Al-Awabi Interior, Oman
Interior of a room with artifacts in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in the town of Al-Awabi in the Sultanate of Oman.

Afy Interior, Oman
Interior of a room with artifacts in an abandoned dwelling dwelling in Afy in the Sultanate of Oman.

Afy Interior, Oman
Interior of a room with artifacts in an abandoned dwelling dwelling in Afy in the Sultanate of Oman.

Afy Interior, Oman
Interior of a room with artifacts in an abandoned dwelling dwelling in Afy in the Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Awabi Interior
Detail of the upstairs landing of an ornately decorated dwelling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate.

Bahla Interior, Oman
The majlis (male sitting room) of a large mud-brick dwelling in the old quarter of Al-Aqr in the town of Bahla in the Sultanate of Oman.

Bahla Interior, Oman
Interior of a room with artifacts in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in the town of Bahla in the Sultanate of Oman.

Wadi Bani Habib Interior, Oman
The brightly painted bridal suite of a traditional stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. Taken on a Nikon D800 Camera and 17-35mm Nikkor lens.

Wadi Bani Habib Bridal Suite, Oman
The brightly painted bridal suite of a traditional stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. Taken on a Nikon D800 Camera and 17-35mm Nikkor lens..

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Cupboard in a room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with pictures of footballers and the late His Majety Sultan Qaboos.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Cupboard in a room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with pictures of footballers and the late His Majety Sultan Qaboos.

Painted Room, Al-Hamra Oman
A painted majlis (men's sitting room) in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.

Painted Majlis, Al-Hamra, Oman
A painted majlis in the traditional mud-brick settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
A room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
A makeshift cabinet in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
An upstairs room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. Note that the floor has collapsed.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Ground-floor storage room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Clearly the space had been put to other uses since its abandonment.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Interior of a dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
A 'modernized' room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.

Sheikh's Sitting Room. Al-Hamra, Oman
The Sheikh's private sitting room in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. The picture on the far wall is that of His Majesty, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman.

Al-Hmara Interior, Sultanate of Oman
Upper room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts belonging to the erstwhile inhabitants still in situ.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Upstairs room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
First floor room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Note the picture of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman, on the wall, dating from the early 1970s.

Ladies' Sitting Room, Al-Hamra, Oman
The upstairs communal area, also used at the ladies' sitting room, of a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Majlis, Oman
The majlis (men's sitting room) of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
First floor room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.

Ibra Interior, Oman
Room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Sultanate of Oman.

Ibra Interior, Oman
Room of a traditional stone-built dwelling in Ibra Hajar, Sultanate of Oman.

Ibra Interior, Oman
The vestibule of Bayt al-Muhaddara in Ibra Aliya, Sultanate of Oman.

Ibra Interior, Oman
Interior of Bayt al-Muhaddara in Ibra Aliya, Sultanate of Oman.

Ibra Interior, Oman
Interior of Bayt al-Muhaddara in Ibra Aliya, Sultanate of Oman.

Izz Interior, Oman
Interior of Bayt Muhsin bin 'Amir bin Sultan Al-Khanjari Al-Harthi, completed in 1882, in Izz, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Jalaan Interior, Oman
Interior of a 1970s dwelling in Jalaan, Ash-Sharqiyah South GovernorateSultanate of Oman.

Al-Lajal Interior, Oman
Interior of a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Muttrah Interior, Oman
Interior room of a stone-built merchant's house in Muttrah, Sultanate of Oman.

Muttrah Interior, Oman
Interior of a stone-built merchant's house in Muttrah, Oman, with artifacts still in situ.

Al-Hamra Kitchen, Oman
The kitchen of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. The clay construction in the middle of the floor is the hearth.

Manal Interior, Oman
Interior of an abandoned house in Manal, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Qaryatain Interior, Oman
An upstairs room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
First floor room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Mudhaibi Interior, Oman
First floor room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Mudhaibi Interior, Oman
First floor room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman.

The Sablat of the Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib
Vaulted stone ceilings inside the Sablat Al-Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate.

The Sablat of the Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib
Vaulted stone ceilings inside the Sablat Al-Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. Note the screw from a sugar press used as a supporting beam.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
The vestibule of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.

Nakhal Interior
Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Nakhal, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Qaryatain Interior, Oman
Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in the village of Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki in the Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.

Al-Nizar Interior, Oman
Room with artifacts in an abandoned mud-brick dwelling in Al-Nizr village in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman. Nikon D800 with 14mm lens at 5 seconds, f/16 at ISO 100.

Nizwa Interior
Interior of a traditional mud-brick house in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Nizwa Interior
Interior of a traditional mud-brick house in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Qalhat Interior
Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Rustaq Interior
Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Qalhat Interior
Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Qalhat Interior
Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Rustaq Interior
Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Rustaq Interior
Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Rustaq Interior
Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

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Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.
Interior of an abandoned mud-brick dwelling in Rustaq in the Sultanate of Oman.

Rustaq Interior
Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Rustaq Interior
Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

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Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.man
Abandoned artifacts in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman.

Muttrah Interior, Oman
Interior of a stone dwelling in the Sur Al-Lawatiya in Muttrah, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Firq Interior
Interior of a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Firq, Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Ghafat Dwelling, Oman
First floor interior of a large mud-brick dwelling in Al-Ghafat, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
A makeshift kitchen cabinet in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman.

Qal'at al-'Awamir Interior, Oman
Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Qal'at al-'Awamir in the Wiliyat of Manah in the Sultanate of Oman. Note the picture of the late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said above the door.

Manal Interior
Interior of a traditional mud-brick house in Manal, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Ibra Interior
Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Hamra Interior, Oman
Upstairs room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.

Painted Majlis, Wadi Bani Habib, Oman
The brightly painted majlis of a traditional stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. Taken on a Nikon D800 Camera and 17-35mm Nikkor lens.

Rustaq Interior with Martaban Jar
A Martaban Jar in an old house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate. Martaban Jars were manufactured in Mandalay Province in Burma between the late 15th and late 17th centuries and were used to transport oils. Many such jars found their way into Oman through the port of Muttrah.