Around the courtyard are archeological findings from the Islamic periods in the Holy Land, among them typical items of architectural ornamentation in Islamic art – vegetal motifs, geometrical motifs and calligraphy. Archeological exhibits courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

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Dome base, decorated with vine-scroll with flowers. Archeological find from Horvat Manim (Khirbat al-Minya), northwest of the Sea of Galilee, Umayyad period, first half of the eighth century CE.

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Fragment of a cornice, decorated with acanthus and palmette leaves. Archeological find from Horvat Manim (Khirbat al-Minya), northwest of the Sea of Galilee, Umayyad period, first half of the eighth century CE.

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Fragment of a cornice, decorated with flowering vine-scroll. Archeological find from Horvat Manim (Khirbat al-Minya), northwest of the Sea of Galilee, Umayyad period, first half of the eighth century CE.

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Fragment of an arch, decorated with acanthus leaves. Archeological find from Horvat Manim (Khirbat al-Minya), northwest of the Sea of Galilee, Umayyad period, first half of the eighth century CE.

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Carved stone, decorated with vine-scroll with clover leaves. Archeological find from Horvat Manim (Khirbat al-Minya), northwest of the Sea of Galilee, Umayyad period, first half of the eighth century CE.

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Engraved marble tombstone, with Arabic inscription in Kufic angular script. Archeological find from Banu Abi al-Saru Cemetry, Ashkelon, 1097 CE.

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Construction Inscription, Arabic inscription in Naskhi script. Archeological find from Jerusalem, The Citadel, 1203-1218 CE.

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Building Foundation Inscription, carved limestone, Arabic inscription in Kufic script, Archeological find from Nablus, late eleventh century.

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Engraved marble tombstone, Arabic inscription in Kufic script, the Tenth Fatimid Caliph al-Mansur Abu Ali al-Imam (al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah). Archeological find from Ashkelon (?) ca. 1130 CE.

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Inscribed Stone, Arabic inscription in Thuluth script.
Archeological find from Jaffa (?)

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Carved Marble Slab, decorated with a vegetal motif. Land of Israel, Ottoman period.

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Carved Marble Slab, decorated with a vase of flowers. Land of Israel, Ottoman period.

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Fragments of a Mosaic Floor, decorated with geometric patterns and a pomegranate at its center. Archeological find from Ramla, Abbasid period.