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Touristic Sites In Jordan

Amman is the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan Near Amman (AlSalt,Wadi Seer) 1-- North and West of Amman(Jerash,‘Ajloun,Irbid,Umm Qais,Hemma,Umm al-Jimal) The Jordan Valley(The River Jordan,The Dead Sea,Deir Ain Abata Deir ‘Alla,Tabaqat Fahl) 2-- East of Amman: The Desert Castle Loop(Qasr al-Hallabat,Azraq Oasis,Qasr al-Azraq,Shomari Wildlife Reserve ,Qusayr ‘Amra,Qasr al-Harraneh,Qasr al-Mushatta Qastal) 3-- South of Amman(The King’sHighway,Madaba,MountNebo, Mkawer,Hammamat Ma’een,Karak,Khirbet al-Tannur,Tafileh ,Shobak,Dana Nature Reserve Wadi Rum) 4-- Petra 5-- Aqaba 6-- The Ancient Holy Land 7-- Islamic Holy Sites in Jordan

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Stork and Hound Mosaic

Stork and Hound Mosaic

Original location: Jordan, Church of St. John the Baptist, Jerash, 529 A.D.

Current location (2005): Jordanian Museum of Popular Tradition, Roman Theatre, Amman

This fragment is from the southeast exedra of the church. Acanthus leaves and buds encircle the stork (upper right) and hound (lower left), interspersed with motifs of small swastikas.

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