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Bayt al-Hajjar
Boys, Fermhin Plateau
Ayhaft canyon - vista
Ayhaft canyon - clouds
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Aomak Beach, Nogat Coast
Qalansiya beach
Qalia lagoon
Hayl village, Nogat Coast
Frankincense trees
Euphorbia
Dragon's Blood tree
Diksam Plateau
Deleisha coast
Defwah Lagoon
Bedhula village, Nogat Coast
Green eyes in at-Tawila
Ajmanni village woman
Men of al-Mahwit
Beit Shahadhli
Abdullah and door
Amariyya madrasa roof detail
Witches' hats
Tomb of Ahmed ibn Issa al-Muhajir
Bar'an temple
Camels
al-Kaf Palace
Colored Palace Kataira
Women in black
Death masks on tomb
Shibam sunset
Afternoons in Shibam
Typical Tihama house
Hababa cistern
Counting the takings
Restored coffered ceiling
Courtyard house in Zabid
Bab el Mandab
Hammam at al-Janad mosque
Al-Hamly
Aden at dusk
Abbas Fadl House interior
Abbas Fadl House
Universal symbol
Taizz old city walls and minarets
Shrine door
Yafrus mosque

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Death masks on tomb

Death masks on tomb

Marib

Masks of alabaster with eyes outlined in obsidian were attached to the tomb to identify the owner. The masks, not intended as a likeness of the deceased, are long gone - some in the National Museum in Sana'a.

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