Indonesia's Minister of Culture Fadli Zon emphasized the region's "important part of the grand narrative of human evolution" in his speech at the exhibition's opening.
The text from Surah al-Nisa' was obscured by intricate gold leaf patterns added to the manuscript, likely intended to hide a calligrapher's mistake.
The Alliance Israélite Universelle organization proudly launches the Alliance Museum—the first educational virtual museum of its kind in Israel and worldwide.
The acquisition was announced four years after metal detectorist Mariusz Stepien uncovered the hoard in a field.
In 2016, Iraqi forces retook control of the site of ancient Nimrud, and since then, reconstruction efforts have been taking place in an attempt to repair the damage caused by ISIS.
A sneak peek at some of the fabulous family activities happening in Jerusalem this Hanukkah.
The entire collection of coins is part of a coin "treasure" that was hidden in the late 5th or early 4th century BCE in Asia Minor.
Known as the Alliance Museum, the initiative bridges the past, present, and future by preserving the stories of Jewish communities from North Africa, the Balkans, Asia, and the Middle East.
The items date from the Geometric period (1100-750 BCE) to the Hellenistic period, up to 31 BCE.
Senior ancient Egyptian state officials used perfumes extracted from olive oil, almond oil, and hyssop oil.
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