WESTERN ASIATIC SOUTH ARABIAN CAMEL WITH INSCRIPTION 2nd century BC-2nd century AD A bronze model camel standing with head raised, incised text to both flanks. 164 grams, 87mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition, worn. Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Footnotes The camel played an important role in south Arabian and Nabatean culture and was the basis for the wealth of these civilisations. This was due to the caravans being an integral part of international trade in spices and incense with ports and markets of the eastern Mediterranean, and further west to Rome. These caravans linked a complex network of trade routes from Ethiopia, Central Asia, India and the Middle East providing luxury goods for the elite of Rome. It is possible that figures such as these were dedicated to shrines to ensure the success of the caravans across the treacherous desert.
WESTERN ASIATIC SOUTH ARABIAN CAMEL WITH INSCRIPTION 2nd century BC-2nd century AD A bronze model camel standing with head raised, incised text to both flanks. 164 grams, 87mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition, worn. Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Footnotes The camel played an important role in south Arabian and Nabatean culture and was the basis for the wealth of these civilisations. This was due to the caravans being an integral part of international trade in spices and incense with ports and markets of the eastern Mediterranean, and further west to Rome. These caravans linked a complex network of trade routes from Ethiopia, Central Asia, India and the Middle East providing luxury goods for the elite of Rome. It is possible that figures such as these were dedicated to shrines to ensure the success of the caravans across the treacherous desert.
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