• Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, opens the Mleiha Exhibition in Brussels. Wam
    Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, opens the Mleiha Exhibition in Brussels. Wam
  • The exhibit, at the Belgian capital's Royal Museums of Art and History, will run until end of December.
    The exhibit, at the Belgian capital's Royal Museums of Art and History, will run until end of December.
  • It is organised by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) and marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the excavation works of the Belgian Archaeological Mission in Meliha.
    It is organised by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) and marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the excavation works of the Belgian Archaeological Mission in Meliha.
  • Sheikh Sultan toured the exhibition and inspected works on display, which constitute 32 different ancient pieces from Mleiha - one of the UAE's most important archaeological areas.
    Sheikh Sultan toured the exhibition and inspected works on display, which constitute 32 different ancient pieces from Mleiha - one of the UAE's most important archaeological areas.
  • Some of the works on show include coins, pottery, glass and stone utensils, and a collection of silver and bronze jewellery, gilt horses and camels’ equipment. Iron weaponry from swords to arrows and spears are also on view.
    Some of the works on show include coins, pottery, glass and stone utensils, and a collection of silver and bronze jewellery, gilt horses and camels’ equipment. Iron weaponry from swords to arrows and spears are also on view.
  • Mleiha is still revealing secrets of pre-Islamic life in the Arabian Peninsula today and shows how the area was an important economic link between Mesopotamia in Iraq, Persia, the Indian subcontinent, Egypt, and the countries around the Mediterranean.
    Mleiha is still revealing secrets of pre-Islamic life in the Arabian Peninsula today and shows how the area was an important economic link between Mesopotamia in Iraq, Persia, the Indian subcontinent, Egypt, and the countries around the Mediterranean.
  • Some of the works on show include coins, pottery, glass and stone utensils, and a collection of silver and bronze jewellery, gilt horses and camels’ equipment. Iron weaponry from swords to arrows and spears are also on view.
    Some of the works on show include coins, pottery, glass and stone utensils, and a collection of silver and bronze jewellery, gilt horses and camels’ equipment. Iron weaponry from swords to arrows and spears are also on view.
  • The exhibition is organised by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the start of the excavation works of the Belgian Archaeological Mission in Meliha. Wam
    The exhibition is organised by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the start of the excavation works of the Belgian Archaeological Mission in Meliha. Wam
  • Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated Thursday at the Royal Museums of Art and History (RMAH) in Brussels, "Mleiha Exhibition Arabian Kingdom on the route of Commercial Convoy", which will continue until the end of December. The exhibition is organised by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the start of the excavation works of the Belgian Archaeological Mission in Meliha. Wam
    Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated Thursday at the Royal Museums of Art and History (RMAH) in Brussels, "Mleiha Exhibition Arabian Kingdom on the route of Commercial Convoy", which will continue until the end of December. The exhibition is organised by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the start of the excavation works of the Belgian Archaeological Mission in Meliha. Wam

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Sharjah Ruler opens Mleiha Exhibition in Brussels - in pictures

Exhibit marks 10 years since the start of archaeological works in Mleiha by Belgium's Archaeological Mission

The National

November 09, 2018

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Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah opened the Mleiha Exhibition in Brussels on Thursday.

The exhibit, at the Belgian capital's Royal Museums of Art and History, will run until end of December. It is organised by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) and marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the excavation works of the Belgian Archaeological Mission in Meliha.

Sheikh Sultan toured the exhibition and inspected works on display, which constitute 32 different ancient pieces from Mleiha - one of the UAE's most important archaeological areas.

Some of the works on show include coins,  pottery, glass and stone utensils, and a collection of silver and bronze jewellery, gilt horses and camels’ equipment. Iron weaponry from swords to arrows and spears are also on view.

Mleiha is still revealing secrets of pre-Islamic life in the Arabian Peninsula today and shows how the area was an important economic link between Mesopotamia in Iraq, Persia, the Indian subcontinent, Egypt, and the countries around the Mediterranean.

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