Roads of Arabia Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia Chapter 1F Chapter 3 4 Tuesday, January 23 – Sunday, March 18, 2018 Hyokeikan, Tokyo National Museum Organizers: Tokyo National Museum; Saudi Commission for Tourism & National 2F Heritage; NHK; The Asahi Shimbun With the Special Sponsorship of: Saudi Aramco With the Sponsorship of: SHOWA SHELL SEKIYU K. K., Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited Chapter 1 Chapter Chapter Chapter 4 5 2 2F Chapter 3 Entrance / Note Exit • There is no scheduled rotation of the artworks. However, there may be changes in the lineup due to unexpected circumstances. 1F • Numbers allocated to the artworks correspond to their catalogue numbers. However, the exhibition order may not be the same. • As a general rule, object data for each catalogue entry appears in the following order: catalogue entry number, title, findspot / place of production, period and date, and * The temperature, humidity and brightness of the exhibition rooms are ownership. However, where unidentifiable or difficult to measure, materials and strictly controlled under international standards for preservation reasons. dimensions have been omitted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 001 Acheulean period 018 Neolithic period 035 Elephant mandible National Museum, Riyadh Scraper National Museum, Riyadh Point Tayma Bi’r Hima 027 al-Magar Palaeolithic period 010 Mousterian period Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Tayma Museum Chopper National Museum, Riyadh Arrowheads National Museum, Riyadh Wadi Fatima Eastern Province 002 Acheulean period 019 Neolithic period 036 Small fossils of animal teeth National Museum, Riyadh Borer National Museum, Riyadh Point and bones Wadi Fatima 028 al-Magar Tayma 011 Mousterian period Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Bladelets Palaeolithic period Scraper National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Tayma Museum Eastern Province Eastern Province Neolithic period 037 Acheulean period 020 003 National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Bifaces Point Chopper Eastern Province 029 al-Magar Shuwayhitiyah 012 Neolithic period Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Oldowan period National Museum, Riyadh Part of a horse National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Biface al-Magar Bi’r Hima 021 Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE 038 004 Mousterian period National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Bifaces Point Chopper Central Saudi Arabia 030 al-Magar Shuwayhitiyah 013 Neolithic period Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Oldowan period National Museum, Riyadh Head and body of a desert National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Biface hunting dog Bi’r Hima 022 al-Magar 039 005 Mousterian period Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Point Chopper National Museum, Riyadh Scraper National Museum, Riyadh Eastern Province al-Magar Shuwayhitiyah Neolithic period Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Oldowan period 014 031 National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Biface Head of a bird, possibly an eagle 040 006 Wadi Fatima 023 Mousterian period al-Magar Arrowhead Biface National Museum, Riyadh Arrowheads Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE al-Magar Saffaqah Thumama National Museum, Riyadh Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Acheulean period Neolithic period 015 National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh 032 Scraper Head of a goat 007 Bi’r Hima 024 041 al-Magar Biface Mousterian period Arrowheads Arrowhead National Museum, Riyadh Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Saffaqah Central Saudi Arabia National Museum, Riyadh al-Magar Acheulean period Neolithic period Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE National Museum, Riyadh 016 National Museum, Riyadh 033 National Museum, Riyadh Scraper Head of a sheep 008 025 042 Bi’r Hima al-Magar Biface Mousterian period Arrowheads Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Arrowhead National Museum, Riyadh Saffaqah Eastern Province National Museum, Riyadh al-Magar Acheulean period Neolithic period Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE National Museum, Riyadh 017 National Museum, Riyadh 034 National Museum, Riyadh Scraper Head of an ostrich 009 026 043 Bi’r Hima al-Magar Biface Mousterian period Arrowheads Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Arrowhead Eastern Province National Museum, Riyadh Central Saudi Arabia National Museum, Riyadh al-Magar Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE 5th millennium BCE 075 091 107 National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Vessel fragment Bowl Bronze axe used in battles Tarut 3rd millennium BCE Tayma 044 060 Second half of 3rd millennium BCE National Museum, Riyadh 2400–2000BCE Arrowhead Potsherd National Museum, Riyadh Tayma Museum al-Magar Dosariyah or Ayn Qannas 092 Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE 5th millennium BCE 076 Bowl 108 National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Vessel fragment 3rd millennium BCE Bronze axe used in battles 045 Second half of 3rd millennium BCE National Museum, Riyadh Tayma 061 National Museum, Riyadh 2400–2000BCE Dagger Blade 093 Tayma Museum al-Magar Dosariyah 077 Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Jar 5th millenium BCE 109 National Museum, Riyadh Vessel fragment Abqaiq National Museum, Riyadh 3000–2250 BCE Large painted bowl Second half of 3rd millennium BCE National Museum, Riyadh 046 National Museum, Riyadh Tayma 062 12th–9th century BCE Pot fragment Vessel with bitumen 094 Tayma Museum al-Magar 078 Ayn as-Sayh Vase decorated with Indus Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE 110 ca. 2900–2600 BCE Patterned vessel with papal leaf National Museum, Riyadh architectural motifs Dammam Museum Tarut Bowl with red slip decoration 047 Tarut 2200–1800 BCE Tayma 063 Second half of 3rd millennium BCE National Museum, Riyadh First half of the 1st millenium BCE Pot fragment National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Statue al-Magar 095 Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Tarut 079 111 National Museum, Riyadh ca. 2900–2600 BCE Cylindrical burial jar National Museum, Riyadh Vessel fragment Dhahran Bowl 048 Tarut 2000–1800 BCE Tayma 064 Second half of 3rd millennium BCE National Museum, Riyadh Early–mid 1st millennium BCE Pulley for weaving National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh al-Magar Jar 096 Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE Tarut 080 112 National Museum, Riyadh First half of 3rd millennium BCE Vase with slip National Museum, Riyadh Vessel fragment Dhahran Cup (possibly incense burner) 049 Second half of 3rd millennium BCE 2000–1800 BCE Tayma National Museum, Riyadh Early–mid 1st millennium BCE 065 National Museum, Riyadh Vessel National Museum, Riyadh al-Magar Jar 097 Neolithic period, ca. 6500 BCE 081 Near Abqaiq 113 National Museum, Riyadh Bowl First half of 3rd millennium BCE Vessel fragment Dhahran Painted cup or incense burner Dammam Museum Second half of 3rd millennium BCE 050 3rd millennium BCE Tayma National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Anthropomorphic stele Early–mid 1st millennium BCE 066 National Museum, Riyadh Qaryat al-Kaafa, near Ha’il Jar 082 098 Late 4th–early 3rd millennium BCE National Museum, Riyadh Near Abqaiq Vessel fragment Bowl 114 First half of 3rd millennium BCE Second half of 3rd millennium BCE Dhahran Painted bowl Dammam Museum National Museum, Riyadh 051 2200–1800 BCE Tayma National Museum, Riyadh Anthropomorphic stele Early–mid 1st millennium BCE 067 083 National Museum, Riyadh Near al-Ula 099 Late 4th–early 3rd millennium BCE Cylindrical vessel with palm Vessel 115 National Museum, Riyadh tree Tarut Globular jar Late 3rd millennium BCE ca. 2650–2550 BCE Dhahran Painted bowl ca. 2100 BCE 052 National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Tayma National Museum, Riyadh Anthropomorphic stele Early–mid 1st millennium BCE 068 084 National Museum, Riyadh Qaryat al-Kaafa, near Ha’il 100 Late 4th–early 3rd millennium BCE Vessel Vessel National Museum, Riyadh Funerary vase 116 Tarut Tarut Second half of 3rd millennium BCE ca. 2650–2550 BCE Dhahran Painted bowl 2000–1800 BCE 053 National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Tayma National Museum, Riyadh Female statue Early–mid 1st millennium BCE 069 National Museum, Riyadh Late 4th–early 3rd millennium BCE 085 101 National Museum, Riyadh Vessel Vessel Male figurine 117 Second half of 3rd millennium BCE Tarut 054 Tarut National Museum, Riyadh Bowl ca. 2400 BCE Second half of 3rd millennium BCE Female statue National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Tayma Early–mid 1st millennium BCE Late 4th–early 3rd millennium BCE 070 National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Vessel fragment 086 102 Saucer 055 Tarut Seal 118 Second half of 3rd millennium BCE Tarut Tarut Flat painted bowl Beaker National Museum, Riyadh 3rd millennium BCE Second half of 3rd millennium BCE al-Khursaniyah National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Tayma Early–mid 1st millennium BCE 5th millennium BCE 071 National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh Conical vessel with entwined 087 103 056 snakes Bowl Gulf seal 119 Tarut Potsherd Late 3rd millennium BCE Tarut Bowl National Museum, Riyadh 3rd millennium BCE ca. 2200–2000 BCE Tayma Abqaiq National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh 5th millennium BCE Early–mid 1st millennium BCE 072 National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh 104 Vessel 088 Dilmun seal 120 057 Tarut Cup Dhahran Late 3rd millennium BCE Tarut Small jar Potsherd ca. 2000–1800 BCE National Museum, Riyadh 3rd millennium BCE Dosariyah or Ayn Qannas Dammam Museum Tayma National Museum, Riyadh 5th millennium BCE First half–mid 1st millennium BCE National Museum, Riyadh National Museum, Riyadh 073 105 089 Vessel fragment Piece of a bronze dagger 058 Cup 121 Tarut Tayma Potsherd First half of 3rd millennium BCE Tarut 2400–2000BCE Small jar Dosariyah