‘Tombstone of ‘Abbas, Son of ‘Abdallah, Son of Muhammad, Son of Nasih’, (9th century C.E.) al-Ma’la Cemetery, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Basalt, National Museum, Riyadh.
22 April 2014
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