Tayma Museum

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It is an archaeological museum located in the city of Tayma in Saudi Arabia. It contains panels of maps of archaeological sites in Tayma and displays a group of ancient artifacts, writings and rock inscriptions scattered in the region, the most important of which is the obelisk of Tayma, which was displayed for a period in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The museum includes a library that contains a collection of specialized books, in addition to some periodicals and pamphlets. The museum also contains selected pieces from the archaeological excavations carried out by the Antiquities Agency in the region, according to their chronology, from the Stone Age to the Islamic era. The museum also has a statue that resembles the pattern. Al-Lihyani holds the head of a lion