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The Exhibition of Arab Heritage and Recent Discoveries
was opened in 1992, at the Department of Antiquities in
Amman. This exhibition aims at introducing Jordan to the
Arab cultural heritages throughout the ages, as well as
exhibiting recent archaeological discoveries.
The museums displays a collection of artifacts, pottery,
glass and weapons dating to Byzantine, Nabatean and
Roman periods as well as inscriptions, gold Islamic
coins and the silver Ptolemaic hoard recently discovered
at Iraq al-Amir. The exhibition also has some Byzantine
and early Islamic mosaics from different regions of the
kingdom on display, as well as replicas of architectural
elements from the temples of the Winged Lions and Qasr
al-Bint in Petra, and the limestone heads of the water
nymphs recently discovered at the Nymphaeum in Amman. In
addition to the above the present exhibition includes a
collection of Safaitic and Kufic inscriptions from the
area of Mafraq.
This exhibition is devoted to recent archaeological
discoveries from the excavations carried out by the
Department of Antiquities of Jordan. The exhibits will
be transferred to the various Jordanian museums after
the conclusion of their study and publication. The
displays are therefore changed annually. |
