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Nabataean

The Nabataeans were traders who controlled the luxury trade in incense during the late Hellenistic (Ancient Greece) and early Ancient Roman periods. Their art combined Hellenistic, Roman, and Eastern motifs and is seen most prominently in the facades of rock-cut tombs at Petra, the kingdom's capital.

Dates

323 B.C.E–105 C.E.

Places

Asia > West Asia > Syria, Jordan

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Pre-Islamic Arabia

Works of Art

Ancient city of Bosra

c. 200 B.C.E.–13th century

Al-Hijr (Madâin Sâlih)

c. 1st century C.E.

Petra: The rose red city of the Nabataeans

c. 2nd century B.C.E.–2nd century C.E.

Petra: urban metropolis

c. 2nd century B.C.E.–2nd century C.E.

Petra: rock-cut façades

c. 2nd century B.C.E.–2nd century C.E.