Saudi's historical treasures

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Updated On Jan 26, 2012 04:25 pm IST

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A visitor looks at a curtain of the Kaaba door, made in the 20th century of cotton, silk embroidered with gold and silver thread during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

Updated on Jan 26, 2012 04:25 pm IST

A visitor looks at a curtain of the Kaaba door, made in the 20th century of cotton, silk embroidered with gold and silver thread during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

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An incense burner made of sandstone dating back to the Nabataean period (1st century BC to first century AD) is on display during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

Updated on Jan 26, 2012 04:25 pm IST

An incense burner made of sandstone dating back to the Nabataean period (1st century BC to first century AD) is on display during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

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Three Anthropomorphic Steles carved from sandstone and dating back to the 3rd to 4th millenium BC are on display during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

Updated on Jan 26, 2012 04:25 pm IST

Three Anthropomorphic Steles carved from sandstone and dating back to the 3rd to 4th millenium BC are on display during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

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A statue with typical Mesopotamian features, dating back to the mid 3rd millenium BC, is on display during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

Updated on Jan 26, 2012 04:25 pm IST

A statue with typical Mesopotamian features, dating back to the mid 3rd millenium BC, is on display during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

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A carved milestone dating back to the 8th century is on display during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

Updated on Jan 26, 2012 04:25 pm IST

A carved milestone dating back to the 8th century is on display during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

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A visitor looks at tombstones from the historic cemetery of al-Ma'la, near Mecca during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

Updated on Jan 26, 2012 04:25 pm IST

A visitor looks at tombstones from the historic cemetery of al-Ma'la, near Mecca during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

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A visitor looks at a gold-plated door of the Kaaba, which was given to Mecca by an Ottoman sovereign in the 17th century during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

Updated on Jan 26, 2012 04:25 pm IST

A visitor looks at a gold-plated door of the Kaaba, which was given to Mecca by an Ottoman sovereign in the 17th century during a press preview of the Roads of Arabia exhibition at Berlin's Pergamon museum. The Roads of Arabia is the first-ever comprehensive international exhibition of Saudi Arabia’s historical artifacts, from 6.000 BC to the birth of the Saudi kingdom in 1932. AFP Photo/John Macdougall

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