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Yemeni Antiquities.. A bronze donkey statue with Musnad inscription in the British Museum
Locals| 20 November, 2024 - 3:08 AM
Yemen Youth Net
Yemeni researcher Abdullah Mohsen revealed that a Yemeni statue of a unique "bronze donkey" with Musnad inscriptions is on display in the British Museum, and it is one of the Yemeni antiquities dating back to the second century AD.
He said in a post on his Facebook page, describing the statue as “a small bronze donkey made of tin dating back to the second century AD, cast from lost wax, with a four-line dedication inscription on the sides in Musnad script, cast in the form of superficial bushes found in the inscription cavities and on the body, and small holes appear resulting from the casting.”
The researcher quoted the curator of the British Museum as saying, "Examinations conducted within the scientific research department indicate that this statue was made of low-grade tin bronze with little subsequent shaping, as evidenced by the 'flash' of the metal between the front legs."
He continued: "It also appears that the inscription was made rather than added later, as there are similar surface shrubs in the deeper parts of the inscription."
The bronze donkey statue was acquired by the British Museum in 1961 from Spink & Son Ltd. after the provenance was confirmed by Professor Honeyman on May 4, 1961, according to researcher Mohsen.
Every now and then, researcher Mohsen publishes news about the sale of Yemeni antiquities in international auctions, as the rate of antiquities smuggling in Yemen has increased during the past years of war.
A report by the Hoopoe Studies Center monitored the sale of about 4,265 Yemeni antiquities in 6 Western countries, through 16 international American and European auctions, over about 31 years, during the period 1991-2022, revealing the theft and smuggling of Yemeni antiquities abroad.
The rate of selling Yemeni antiquities increased during the war period, reaching 2,610 pieces, including 2,167 pieces in the United States alone, and their value exceeded 12 million dollars. The matter did not stop there, as there are 7 international museums with 1,384 smuggled and stolen Yemeni antiquities, according to the report.
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