Sunday, May 6, 2012

Amman Archaeological Museum

This museum was built in 1951 to house the artifacts from all the archaeological sites in the country. Also known as the Jordan or National Archaeological Museum.




Tyche of Amman



A two-headed Ain Ghazal statue


Another Ain Ghazal statue

The crown jewels of this museum are the above statues found in Ain Ghazal near Amman dating back to 6000 BC

A Byzantine Mosaic

 

Head of a Nymph



Daedalus
This stunning sculpture illustrates the sophistication, wealth and culture that existed in Roman Philadephia (Amman)

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