Riyadh National Museum Bookmark The black onyx centre represents

The black onyx centre represents the Ka’aba

The text commemorates an offering to the two deities of Ma'in

Onyx with 24k gold on silver

and soup kitchens

Riyadh National Museum Bookmark The black onyx centre representsThis bronze bookmark depicts an ancient Ottoman milestone. It was placed on the road from Damascus to the holy city of Makkah Al Mukarramah, also called Um Al Qura or mother of all settlements. In those days, the journey took almost five weeks on camel. However a typical pilgrim would have found much to keep him interested along the route. The long road was lined with mosques, like the Darweesh Pascha mosque which was built in 1517 especially to give