Along the caravan routes in The Southern Arabian Peninsula lies the land of ancient Sabean kingdom, better known to the Romans as Arabia Felix.

Frankincense, myrrh, silks and spices were traded here as well as ivory, gold, copper and precious stones.

The jewelry that originated from here were almost exclusively silver and their designs date back to ancient times with some innovations along the way and until mid 20 Th century they we important part of the Arabian culture and primary constitute of Bedouin woman's dowry.

Today mass produced gold jewelry has replaced the role of silver and most Bedouins are city dwellers. The famous Yemeni Jewish silversmiths had left Yemen and once highly developed skill of family silver smithing passed from father to son has nearly entirely disappeared from the peninsula.