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November 26, 2012 11:00 AM

The "Roads of Arabia" exhibit

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Anthropomorphic stele from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
Anthropomorphic stele from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) MCT
Dr. Ibrahim al-Ghabban, Vice President of Antiquities and Museums, Riyadh, Saudi Arabi, stands in front of a photograph of Neolithic rock art with animals and humans at the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit
Dr. Ibrahim al-Ghabban, Vice President of Antiquities and Museums, Riyadh, Saudi Arabi, stands in front of a photograph of Neolithic rock art with animals and humans at the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit Tish Wells
A stone head at the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
A stone head at the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) McClatchy
Egyptian sculpten stone from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
Egyptian sculpten stone from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) McClatchy
A decorative stone element at the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
A decorative stone element at the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) MCT
A bed leg from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
A bed leg from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) MCT
Stone carvings from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
Stone carvings from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) MCT
Statue of a man from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
Statue of a man from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) MCT
A woman and horse head from the end of a funeral bed from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
A woman and horse head from the end of a funeral bed from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) MCT
Door of the Ka'ba from Turkey from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
Door of the Ka'ba from Turkey from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) McClatchy
Bronze head of a man found at Qaryat al-Faw, 1st century BCE to 2nd century CE at the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
Bronze head of a man found at Qaryat al-Faw, 1st century BCE to 2nd century CE at the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) MCT
A bronze animal head from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
A bronze animal head from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) MCT
Robes belonging to King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT)
Robes belonging to King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia from the "Roads of Arabia" exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will be until February 24, 2013. (Tish Wells/MCT) Tish Wells
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