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Ancient · Sacred

RESIN
BUREAU

مكتب اللبان

The ancient incense, direct from the tree.

Royal Green Hojari, Boswellia Sacra, Black Sticky, and Yemeni Myrrh — hand-harvested in Oman and Yemen, shipped from Nottingham.

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Dhofar Plateau, Oman
Authenticated OriginDhofar Plateau, Oman

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17.0151° N, 54.0924° E

Dhofar Plateau, Oman

Where the desert wind meets the monsoon mist. In this microclimate, the Boswellia Sacra tree produces Royal Green Hojari — its finest resin. Each tear is harvested by hand during the summer heat.

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الأصل الحقيقي
Yemeni Highlands, Yemen
Authenticated OriginYemeni Highlands, Yemen

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15.3547° N, 44.2066° E

Yemeni Highlands, Yemen

In the arid highlands of Yemen, the Commiphora myrrha tree endures drought and extreme heat to produce one of the oldest traded substances on earth. Yemeni myrrh has been valued since the time of the Pharaohs — its bitter-sweet resin carried along the same routes that connected southern Arabia to the Mediterranean.

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الأصل الحقيقي
Origins · Passage

The Incense Roads

For over two thousand years, caravans carried the sacred resins north through the Arabian desert to the temples and courts of the ancient world.

DhofarQanāShabwaMakkahHegrāPetraAlexandriaTERRA ARABIA

Dhofar · Makkah · Petra · Alexandria

The Ritual of Burning

1

Kindle

Ignite a natural charcoal disk until it glows red and a thin layer of grey ash appears.

2

Place

Select a large tear of Royal Green Hojari and place it at the centre of the charcoal.

3

Drift

Allow the resin to melt, releasing the primary notes of citrus and ancient pine.

4

Contemplate

Observe the smoke as it rises in shafts of light, filling the chamber with calm.

I have sent thee frankincense in abundance, that thou mayest stop dealing parsimoniously with the gods.

Alexander the GreatPlutarch, Life of Alexander, 25.8

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