Here Are The Most Significant Statues Unearthed In Saudi That Will Give You Glimpses Of The Kingdom’s Rich History
The Roads of Arabia Exhibition has been held at some of the most prestigious museums around the world. As the exhibition crisscrosses the globe country after country they display some of the finest of what Saudi history has to offer.
Often than not, a lot of prominence at the exhibition is given to statues and sculptures that were unearthed in the kingdom. So here are some of the most outstanding ones amongst the lot.
You have seen those stone carved dwellings at Madain Saleh, right? This was found nearby it.
Fragment of a statue found at Al-Ula in Al-Madina province, dating back to a period between the 5th and 2nd centuries BC#RoadsOfArabia pic.twitter.com/8lxn8KIuT6
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Statue head found at Najran dating back to 1st century CE#RoadsOfArabia pic.twitter.com/cMmaIMwu0L
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No less than a masterpiece.
An archaeological exhibit of an Arab woman carrying a pottery jar dating back to Al-Faw civilization, the capital of the First Kindah Kingdom in the 1st century AD.#RoadsOfArabia pic.twitter.com/yFaHCVCksd
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Perhaps the most famous of all statues unearthed in Saudi. This bronze statue serves as a poster child for Arabian history.
A bronze statue with Arabic countenance reflecting the development of sculpture in the archeological village of Al-Faw, dating back to a period between the 1st century BC and the 2nd century AD.#RoadsOfArabia pic.twitter.com/fGDjawSs5X
— RoadsOfArabia (@RoadsOfArabia) February 20, 2019
A funerary mask that is eerily similar to those used in ancient Egypt.
Funerary Golden Mask dating back to Thaj civilization at the Eastern Region during the 1stcentury AD.#RoadsOfArabia pic.twitter.com/OtmmIsUul0
— RoadsOfArabia (@RoadsOfArabia) February 20, 2019
Another gem found in Najran.
Lion’s Head & Claws found at Okhdood archaeological site in Najran dating back to the 2nd Century AD.#Antiquities#RoadsOfArabia pic.twitter.com/mczX4S2jLJ
— RoadsOfArabia (@RoadsOfArabia) February 6, 2019
