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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Colossal statues (approx. 4th–2nd centuries BC) in Room 3, originally from edan/al-’Ula, on the ‘Incense Road’, capital of the kingdom of Lihyan in northwest Arabia and noted in the Bible.
The monumental sculptures, probably representing kings or members of the elite, are reminiscent of the colossal Egyptian statues on which they were modelled.
© 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.