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Article: Planar works of old Yemen.(ARTS & CULTURE)(ART)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 2, 2005
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Byline: Joanna Shaw-Eagle, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
For 1,400 years, from the eighth century B.C. to A.D. sixth century, the incense-rich southern Arabian Yemeni kingdoms of Saba, Qataban and Himyar created the starkly geometricized sculptures of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery's "Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade."
These sculpted gods and goddesses are just now making their debut in the United States, as museums have not showcased Yemeni art as they did that of the better-known Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. With 132 of the best archaeological objects available from Yemeni museums and other institutions around the world, the ...