Ancient Arabic Lock

£500.00

This ancient lock comes from Hegra, a World Heritage property in Saudi Arabia. It is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan.

It is beautiful.

Hegra is similar to Petra and features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD and boasts 111 monumental tombs, 94 of which are decorated, and water wells, the site is an outstanding example of the Nabataeans’ architectural accomplishment and hydraulic expertise.

This would have once been bolted to the door of granary building to secure the precious cargo inside and once belonged to Ian Begg (one of Scotland's leading recent Architects).

It comes with his first hand written account of how he came across it, where he found it and his photos explaining how it works.
It is a truly unusual and rare piece of History; so beautiful and simple in its construction and design.

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This ancient lock comes from Hegra, a World Heritage property in Saudi Arabia. It is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan.

It is beautiful.

Hegra is similar to Petra and features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD and boasts 111 monumental tombs, 94 of which are decorated, and water wells, the site is an outstanding example of the Nabataeans’ architectural accomplishment and hydraulic expertise.

This would have once been bolted to the door of granary building to secure the precious cargo inside and once belonged to Ian Begg (one of Scotland's leading recent Architects).

It comes with his first hand written account of how he came across it, where he found it and his photos explaining how it works.
It is a truly unusual and rare piece of History; so beautiful and simple in its construction and design.

This ancient lock comes from Hegra, a World Heritage property in Saudi Arabia. It is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan.

It is beautiful.

Hegra is similar to Petra and features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD and boasts 111 monumental tombs, 94 of which are decorated, and water wells, the site is an outstanding example of the Nabataeans’ architectural accomplishment and hydraulic expertise.

This would have once been bolted to the door of granary building to secure the precious cargo inside and once belonged to Ian Begg (one of Scotland's leading recent Architects).

It comes with his first hand written account of how he came across it, where he found it and his photos explaining how it works.
It is a truly unusual and rare piece of History; so beautiful and simple in its construction and design.