The researcher specializing in antiquities, Abdullah Mohsen, said that a large votive statue of gypsum-dyed marble from the antiquities of Yemen was offered for sale in an international auction, and its current location is not known.

He confirmed - in a post on his Facebook page, which he called “The Babe of Sheba”, that the statue is from the collection of Lucien and Irene Deluyers, Belgium, and was acquired around the 1950s.

He continued: “Then he gifted it to the current Belgian owner in the early sixties, whose heirs put it up for sale at a Bonhams auction on October 2, 2014, and we do not know its current location.”

He explained; “This majestic statue of a Lady of Sheba stands, her feet firmly placed on a small rectangular, integral base.”

He added: “She also wears a long dress, tied at the waist, and ends at her calves above the ankle bracelets, and the statue is covered with a layer of colored plaster with engraved details.”

Mohsen previously published about this statue years ago, and continued his description of the statue: “Her oval face with a pointed chin, arched, engraved eyebrows, and large eyes with engraved pupils, were probably intended for inoculation.”

From time to time, the expert and specialist in antiquities, Abdullah Mohsen, reveals new details about ancient Yemeni antiquities that are continuously displayed and sold in many countries of the world, especially in Arab and Western countries.