Riyadh National Museum Bookmark The text commemorates an offering

The text commemorates an offering to the two deities of Ma'in

The original statue is part of the "Roads of Arabia" exhibition which highlights recently discovered artifacts from Saudi’s ancient past

used in the South of the Arabian peninsula and pre-dating Arabic

and soup kitchens

Sterling silver 925

Riyadh National Museum Bookmark The text commemorates an offeringThis bronze bookmark depicts an ancient Ottoman milestone. It was placed on the road from Damascus to the holy city of Makkah Al Mukarramah, also called Um Al Qura or mother of all settlements. In those days, the journey took almost five weeks on camel. However a typical pilgrim would have found much to keep him interested along the route. The long road was lined with mosques, like the Darweesh Pascha mosque which was built in 1517 especially to give