2024-03-27 13:31:30
With the help of the Sultanate of Oman, Syria recovered an “ancient Jewish temple” that had been dismantled and moved out of the country during the war.
Curator of the Omani National Museum, Jamal bin Hassan al-Musawi, said: The Sultanate helped Syria recover an “ancient Jewish synagogue,” which had been stolen from Syrian territory, and was kept in the British Museum.
He explained that the temple was discovered in northern Syria, was dismantled into pieces and illegally transported to the United Kingdom.
The Russian Novosti Agency quoted Al-Moussawi as saying: After 4 years of negotiations, Oman was able to obtain these pieces from the British Museum, and they were officially transferred to the Muscat National Museum, and at the end of last year they were handed over to the authorities in Syria.
Al-Moussawi explained that his country, in cooperation with the Russians, was able in 2022 to carry out a unique operation in Idlib Governorate, saying: We were able to transport the largest collection of mosaics in the Middle East, with an area of 5,000 square metres.
He added that the collection was located in the Maarat al-Numan area near the ancient cities of Sargilla and al-Bara, covering an area of 5,000 square meters of Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic mosaics, and it was later transferred to the Syrian government.
In September 2023, the Syrian Minister of Culture, Lubana Mashouh, announced the recovery of Syrian archaeological stones that were under the auspices of the British Museum, with the mediation and cooperation of the Sultanate of Oman and Russia.
It is noteworthy that, within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of Culture – the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums and the Omani National Museum, the second phase of the restoration of Syrian artifacts damaged as a result of the terrorist war on Syria began.
Director of the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums, Muhammad Nazir Awad, told SANA: The agreement with the Omani National Museum included determining the pieces and their number, and how to ship them to reach the Sultanate of Oman so that they can be restored, and then display them in the Omani National Museum so that its visitors, from all over the world, can learn about Syrian civilization. Its heritage and originality.
In the first phase, 207 Syrian artifacts were restored between 2021 and 2022 in Muscat, and this year the second batch will be restored, and will contain 200 to 300 pieces. Work on their restoration will continue for two years, and Russian specialists will also be involved in the restoration work, according to what was stated. Secretary General of the Omani National Museum, Jamal bin Hassan Al Musawi.
Suggest a correction
2024-03-27 13:31:30