Jordan: a Crossroads of People and Culture

Sixty ancient artworks from Jordan – some of them never before seen outside Petra and Amman - are going on display at Rome's Palazzo del Quirinale between 23 October and 31 January 2010. The star attraction at the exhibition is a statue found at the site of Ayn Ghazal near Amman dating from 7500 BC, one of the oldest surviving statues of its kind and size.

The exhibition has been organised by the President of the Italian Republic in honour of the state visit of the King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan.

Objects on display reflect the history of Jordan, from the Neolithic era to the end of the Ottoman empire.

Exhibits include a limestone bust of a male with a curly beard and hair wearing a pointed hat and a Roman-era pendent or cameo is also on display from the Jordan Archaeological Museum – this dates from the second or third centuries AD and is made of gold and gemstone.

Exhibition Details

Exhibition Venue:

The Quirinal Palace (Palazzo del Quirinale)

Exhibition Dates:

Friday 23 October 2009 to Sunday 31 January 2010 - ended

Admission Free

Free to the public except on Sundays when the representative rooms of the presidential palace are also open and there is a charge of 5 euros. Opening hours are 10-13 and 15.30-18.30 from Tuesday to Saturday; 8.30-12 on Sundays and closed on Mondays.

Exhibition Status:

past

Images

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