December 17, 2004 • Page Image 51
…inscription dedicating the piece to the god Talab, a portrait emerges of a rich, classical culture from this area. One of the most striking pieces is the bronze head of a man with metic- ulously coiffed "corkscrew locks" believed to be from the second centu- ry. The piece was presented by Imam Yahya ibn Mohammad, ruler of Northern Yemen from 1905-1948, to King George VI on the occasion of his coronation in 1936. While 10 or 12 countries claim ...…

















































