SE-Arabia is strategically located near the Strait of Hormuz and developed in the 3rd century BCE into a major player on the international trade routes. The “kingdom of Oman” with its own currency inspired by that of the Hellenistic empires controlled much of the caravan and sea trade. Since 2009, the Royal Museums of Art and History, in close collaboration with SAA (Sharjah Archaeology Authority), have conducted excavations at Mleiha (United Arab Emirates), the alleged capital of the kingdom. Excavations in the city’s necropolis show the importance of wine in pre-Islamic burial traditions and the presence of international imports.