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