Queen of Sheba : treasures from ancient Yemen /

Queen of Sheba : treasures from ancient Yemen /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London : British Museum, 2002.
Description:	224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Sheba, -- Queen of. Sheba, -- Queen of. -- Art -- Exhibitions. Sheba, -- Queen of. -- Legends -- Exhibitions. Antiquities. Art, Yemeni. Civilization. Yemen -- Antiquities -- Exhibitions. Yemen -- Civilization -- Exhibitions. Yemen (Republic) Exhibition catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4707709

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Treasures from ancient Yemen
Other authors / contributors:	Simpson, St John.
ISBN:	0714111511
Notes:	Catalog of an exhibition held June 9-Oct. 13, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-215) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Sponsor's Foreword
Foreword
Contributors
Introduction: Yemen, the Land of the Queen of Saba'
Chapter 1. The Queen of Sheba in Western Popular Cueture 1850-2000
Catalogue Entries 1-10
Chapter 2. Legends of the Queen of Sheba
Catalogue Entries 11-23
Chapter 3. Saba' and the Sabaeans
Catalogue Entries 24-37
Chapter 4. Kings, Kingdoms and Chronology
Catalogue Entries 38-87
Chapter 5. Before Sheba
Catalogue Entries 88-98
Chapter 6. Trade, Incense and Perfume
Catalogue Entries 99-118
Chapter 7. Agriculture and the Countryside
Catalogue Entries 119-23
Chapter 8. Arts, Crafts and Industries
Catalogue Entries 124-87
Chapter 9. Archtecture
Catalogue Entries 188-98
Chapter 10. Languages and Writing
Catalogue Entries 199-205
Chapter 11. Religion
Catalogue Entries 206-42
Chapter 12. Death and Funerary Practices
Catalogue Entries 243-317
Notes
Bibliography
Concordance
Index