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 The Petra museum, Jordan

the Petra museum, located in the ancient city of Petra in southern Jorden, serves as fascinating complement to archaeological site.



The Petra museum offers visitors a deeper understanding of Petra's history ,culture ,and significance through it's exhibits, which showcase artifacts ,multimedia displays, and informative panels. the museum's collection includes items excavated from Petra and its surroundings ,ranging from pottery and jewelry to sculptures and architectural fragments







Panther handle vase


This large vase was made of the distinctive, exotic Phrygian Marble of Anatolia -- it is among the largest and finest known examples of this Roman type. Its import into Petra is testimony to the city’s wealth following the Roman annexation. The vase was found shattered into fragments in the ruins of the Petra Church, where it is reused as a water basin.







visiting this museum was such an amazing experience ,it had a lot of ancient sculptures and information about the Nabateans civilization.




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