Roads of Arabia
Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia. Travelling exhibition, organised by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. Photo tour through the presentation at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, 26 January - 9 April 2012.
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In the foreground:
Milestone from the Iraqi Pilgrim Route
Late 8th Century AD
Granite or basalt
50 x 42 x 13 cm
The early Islamic caravan towns of al-Rabadha and al-Mabiyat are presented in Room 6. At this time the Arab world, with its network of pilgrimage and trade routes, was the centre of cultural exchange between China and the Mediterranean. The fine ceramics, glass and metalworks provide evidence of trans-regional trading relations in these, the first centuries of the Islamic period.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia. Travelling exhibition, organised by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. Photo tour through the presentation at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, 26 January - 9 April 2012.