Ca. 1st millennium BC.A stone block fragment with incised characters in Ancient South Arabian script to the top edge and a walking figure of a warrior, who holds a long, curved sword in one hand and an indefinite, round-shaped object in the other. During the first millennium BC, this part of the ancient world saw several different kingdoms; Qataban, Saba (Sheba), and Himyar, emerge that had built their wealth upon desert trade and in particular frankincense and myrrh.Size: L:180mm / W:145mm ; 2.76KgProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.