The Jordan Museum
National museum of Jordan’s history and culture. Over 2,000 artifacts, incl. Ain Ghazal Statues, the earliest large-scale human representations; Nabataean exhibits; Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Iron Age II C (end of 8th/beginning of 7th cent. BC)
Basalt. H 83 cm; W 30 cm; D 26 cm.
Found at the north side of the citadel of Amman.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
National museum of Jordan’s history and culture. Over 2,000 artifacts, incl. Ain Ghazal Statues, the earliest large-scale human representations; Nabataean exhibits; Dead Sea Scrolls.