V&A to look after ancient Yemen stones found in London shop

The ancient funerary stelae from Yemen hail from necropoli that have been looted in recent years. Photograph: Ed Lyon/V&A Museum in London

The V&A is to look after four ancient carved funerary stones that were found by police in a shop in east London in a historic agreement with Yemen.

The stelae, which date from the second half of the first millennium BC, come from necropoli that have been looted in recent years.