As-Salt Archaeological Museum
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| Type: | Archaeological Museum |
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History
The museum of the city is located in a house that belonged to the family of Abu Jaber, which was built by the architect Abd al-Rahman al-Aqruq in the 1890s, additionally this house was inhabited by several families such as the Al-Afghani and the Al-Kilani, during the passage of time, the building was rented to the Red Cross and also served as a school for boys, then the house became the property of Al-Jawabra who remodeled the structure.[1]
Additionally the museum received findings made by a collaboration of Jordanian and Dutch archaeologists with the help of the University of Leiden in the 1960's in different historical sites of the Governorate of Balqa' such as Deir Alla (Arabic: دير علا), additionally the museum has been renovated by the Dutch embassy in Jordan, besides the building was visited by Princess Rym al-Ali of Jordan as well as diplomats from the Netherlands such as Hugo Scheltema.[2]
In September 2021, Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan along with several officials from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities visited the museum to meet with members of different local organizations that want to register the historical sites of the city of As-Salt on the UNESCO World Heritage List.[3]
Collections
The museum presents exhibits about ethnographic objects and antiquities used in everyday life before the founding of the Emirate, in addition to traditional objects created in the city of As-salt and its relationship with other parts of the Levant such as Lebanon, Palestine and Syria since the time of the existence of Bilad al-Sham, a former historical province/subdivision of various caliphates in the Middle East.[4]
The museum contains collections of ancient ceramics dating from the early Copper and Bronze Ages, in addition to various artifacts from the Byzantine period such as chandeliers, lamps and objects made of glass.[5]
References
Nasser, A. (2016). "متحف السلط التاريخي «بيت أبو جابر».. قيمة تاريخية ومعمارية." [Translation: As-Salt Archaeological Museum "Abu Jaber House", a historical and architectural value] Al-Rai Newspaper. (in Arabic)
Al-Hsour, H. (2011-07-25). "متحف السلط: ذاكرة تصون حقبا تاريخية تمتد لأكثر من 4500 سنة قبل الميلاد" [Translation: As-Salt Museum: a memory that preserves historical eras that extend back to more than 4500 years BC] Al-ghad. (in Arabic)
Mohammed, J. (2021-09-06). ولي العهد في متحف السلط التاريخي. سواح نيوز. [Translation: The Crown Prince at the Salt Historical Museum] Sawah News. (in Arabic)
Wakefield, S. (2020). Museums of the Arabian Peninsula: Historical Developments and Contemporary Discourses. Routledge. (Page 21)
Jalal, Ahmed "متاحف الآثار" [Translation: Archeology Museums] (Page 131) Ktab INC. (in Arabic)
