• Antiquities on display after being recovered at the National Museum in Sanaa, which reopened on May 20. All photos: EPA
    Antiquities on display after being recovered at the National Museum in Sanaa, which reopened on May 20. All photos: EPA
  • More than 800 looted antiquities were turned over
    More than 800 looted antiquities were turned over
  • They were lost over the last 16 years, said the Houthis-held culture authority
    They were lost over the last 16 years, said the Houthis-held culture authority
  • The objects date back to different BC time periods
    The objects date back to different BC time periods
  • They include funerary stelae, carved and inscribed stones, pieces of alabaster statues and metalworks
    They include funerary stelae, carved and inscribed stones, pieces of alabaster statues and metalworks
  • They were collected from different archaeological sites of ancient Yemen
    They were collected from different archaeological sites of ancient Yemen
  • The war in Yemen saw an increase in smuggling of looted antiquities
    The war in Yemen saw an increase in smuggling of looted antiquities
  • Smugglers took advantage of a fragile security situation
    Smugglers took advantage of a fragile security situation
  • The National Museum of Sanaa re-opened on May 20
    The National Museum of Sanaa re-opened on May 20
  • It has been closed for 10 years for restorations and due to the war
    It has been closed for 10 years for restorations and due to the war
  • Some of the stone carvings on display
    Some of the stone carvings on display
  • A visitor at the museum
    A visitor at the museum
  • Visitors look at antiquities on display
    Visitors look at antiquities on display

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Recovered antiquities on display at National Museum in Sanaa - in pictures

More than 800 looted items lost over the last 16 years recovered

The National

May 21, 2023

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Updated: May 21, 2023, 8:43 AM

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