Italy to restore 17 Yemeni antiques

SANA'A, Oct. 05 (Saba) - The General Organization of Antiques and
Museum (GOAM) is to transfer 17 antiques from Baynoun Museum at
Dhamar governorate to Italy to be restored in University of Pisa.

The head of GOAM Abdullah Ba-Wazir the antiques transfer would be
under the cooperation agreement signed between GOAM and the
University last July.

The antiques include statues, animals' heads handles and other
pieces, belonging to the pre-Islamic times.

The restoration and then showing them in the Italian city of Pisa
would take up about six months. The pieces will be accompanied by
three of the GOAM's cadres, who will be trained on the antique
restoration works.