{"id":151332,"date":"2018-11-17T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/?p=151332"},"modified":"2018-11-17T19:00:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T17:00:39","slug":"sweida-museum-a-history-of-basalt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=151332","title":{"rendered":"Sweida museum: A history of basalt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sweida, SANA-Sweida\u2019s Museum encapsulates the history of the &#8220;Black Basalt&#8221; area in Sweida province, and is characterized by architecture whose walls are made of basalt which is a defining feature of the area&#8217;s volcanic nature.<\/p>\n<p>The museum contains basalt stone sculptures and paintings of rare and beautiful mosaics depicting Greek mythological scenes, pottery and glass vessels and a collection of precious stones and ornaments.<br \/>\nThe museum also contains a valuable collection of gold, bronze and copper coins ,dating back to the Nabataeans ages and the Roman, Byzantine and Arab Islamic eras.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-151332 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sweida\u2019s-Museum-11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sweida\u2019s-Museum-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sweida\u2019s-Museum-11.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sweida\u2019s-Museum-11-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sweida\u2019s-Museum-9.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sweida\u2019s-Museum-9-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sweida\u2019s-Museum-10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sweida\u2019s-Museum-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sweida\u2019s-Museum-10.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sweida\u2019s-Museum-10-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" 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