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Painting by Sebastien Norblin, 1825 CE, Paris, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts.

This two-headed statue (upper torso) was made of lime plaster, reed, and bitumen and was found in modern-day Ain Ghazal city in the outskirt of Amman, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. Between 1983-1985 CE, 15 statues and...

This statue was made of lime plaster, reed, and bitumen and was found in modern-day Ain Ghazal city in the outskirt of Amman, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. Between 1983-1985 CE, 15 statues and 15 busts made of lime plaster...

Stone sculpture of Atargatis (Ataratheh), the Syrian goddess of fertility in Classical antiquity, from the entrance of a Nabataean temple in modern-day southern Jordan. The Kingdom of Nabatea became prosperous...

Miniature model of a churn that is still used in some Bedouin and rural communities today. Usually made of goatskin, churns like this are hung with ropes and transform yogurt into butter when shaken continuously. They are one...

Ancient pottery pilgrim flask from modern-day Amman, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom, c. 1200-1000 BCE. The Jordan Museum, Amman.

This is a pottery lamp dates to the Byzantine Period, 400-600 CE. From modern-day Madaba, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

This is a pottery lamp. Nabataean Period, 100 BCE to 500 CE. From modern-day Wadi Musa, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

This is an early form of pottery pinched lamps. Circa 2300-2000 BCE. From modern-day As-Salat, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

Paleolithic flint hand axe from modern-day Azraq, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom, 300,000-250,000 years BCE. The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan.