Oldest Large-Scale Sculpted Slab in the Middle East Stone slab incised with a repeated array of concentric irregular squares.A line of three slabs bearing this decoration were found in a…

Twin Cornets The twin conical vessels are connected with a channel through the base, thus any liquid they may hold would be at the same level in both. Each cornet…

Box with Ivory Inlay and Appliqués The ivories decorating this box were discovered during archaeological excavations at Pella in the northern Jordan Valley in 1984. This ancient city is situated…

Ingots and Casting Moulds Open casting moulds were used for the production of copper ingots, which were used for further modelling. The T-shaped bar ingots exhibited here were a common…

Pottery Jar and a Legendary Myth Large pottery jar with two handles painted in red and black on beige.The paintings show animal scenes, one of which includes a human figure.…

Statue of an Ammonite King Statue carved of hard gray stone .The pose is right arm by the side with fist clenched, left arm across the stomach also with fist…

Double-Faced Female Carved in soft limestone, the head probably represents the goddess Astarte. Some of the ivory inlay remains in the eyes, while black stones line the eyelids and cornea…

Pottery Cult Stand Tower shaped cult stand with flat sides and stand with a flat tray near the top of the interior. The exterior surface is applied with red wash.…

Melpomene Architectural relief of Melpomene, one of the nine Greek muses and patron of tragedy. She is depicted laureate and wearing a draped tunic, holding in her right hand a…

Adh-Dharih Temple Façade: Eclectic Design Khirbat adh-Dharih was established as a Nabataean village on a mountain slope overlooking Wadi al-La`ban, a tributary of Wadi al-Hasa in southern Jordan.“An outstanding temple…