These boxes were for sale at the gift shop on the heritage site. I don’t know what they are and didn’t buy one, but thought they were attractive for local handicrafts. They also had a lot of abayas, with colorful embroidery down the front and on the sleeves, very different from what one sees in Riyadh. I regret not buying one now, but really need another abaya like a hole in the head ;-). Still, maybe I can get the tour guide to get me one on his next trip there in September, after the tourist season has finished...

Another picture posted today of an unusual building in Rijal Alma: