V&A to look after ancient Yemen stones found in London shop
by Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6EP00)
Museum agrees to care for stelae dating from second half of first millennium BC until it is safe to return them
The V&A is to look after four ancient carved funerary stones that were found by police in a shop in east London in a historic agreement with Yemen.
The stelae, which date from the second half of the first millennium BC, come from necropoli that have been looted in recent years.
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