Arabia
There are 181 items in Arabia:
Arabia Felix
Arabs: the people living in the country to the west and south of Mesopotamia. Ancient Yemen Although the name "Arab" means something like "nomad",…Arabia Deserta
Arabs: the people living in the country to the west and south of Mesopotamia. The Assyrian attack the Arabs (relief from…Aramava (Wadi Rum)
Aramava: Nabataean town and sanctuary on the edge of the Wadi Rum desert. The temple in the Wadi Rum Aramava, mentioned by…Baetyl
Baetyl (or Baitylos, Beth-El): a venerated stone, believed to be in some sense the "house of god". The baetyl of Elagabal…Bahrain, National Museum
Archaeological collection, documenting the prehistory and history of the Persian Gulf There are 1 items in Bahrain, National Museum: …Bazina
Bazina: name of a type of ancient tomb. A bazina in Tiddis A bazina is a circular, usually domed funerary monument. Inside,…
![]() Bosra, Nabataean altar |
![]() Bosra, Nabataean Arch, capital |
![]() Coin from Hegra |
![]() Roman coin, commemorating the annexation of Arabia Nabataea |
Copenhagen, National Museum of Denmark
A lovely museum with a very large collection of Egyptian, Cypriote, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art. It takes about half a day to see it all. I had not expected such a nice collection: this is one of the world's…Dedan
Dedan (Hebrew: דְּדָן): town in the Arabian desert along the Incense Route in the Al-‘Ula oasis. It was the capital of the Iron Age kingdoms of Dedan and Lihyan.The Al-‘Ula Oasis …