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If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, consider supporting us as a member. Join Us A group of antiquities recently repatriated to the Republic of Yemen are now on indefinite loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Consisting of 14 stone and bronze sculptures that are estimated to date between the 3rd century BCE and the 1st century CE, the works were previously returned from the private collection of the Hague family in New Zealand when Yemeni officials reached out to The Met to request their temporary relocation for safekeeping.
“The Government of Yemen expresses its deep appreciation to the Hague family in New Zealand for voluntarily returning 14 invaluable ancient Yemeni artifacts back to the Yemeni people from their private collection,” said Mohammed Abdullah Al-Hadhrami, the current ambassador of Yemen to the United States, in a statement . �.
