Gallery

NMoQ

01

NMoQ

02

NMoQ

03

NMoQ

04

NMoQ

05

NMoQ

06

NMoQ

07

NMoQ

08

NMoQ

09

Archaeology of Qatar

The people of Qatar have left traces of their lives, from the earliest inhabitants in their temporary camps thousands of years ago, to merchants in the prosperous towns of the 1800s. In this gallery you will discover their story through approximately 1000 archaeological artefacts, which are displayed in glass cases to form an extended chronology. Mysterious rock carvings from Al Jassasiya and Al Kassar are reconstructed on the rear wall, while a film by Jananne Al-Ani, projected along the full length of the gallery, moves from aerial views of Qatar’s archaeological sites to close-ups of individual artefacts. Wooden models of the key archaeological sites of Murwab and Al Khor are located next to the related artefact displays, along with a full-size reconstruction of the Mezruah burial site and a display of the Ras Matbakh burial jar, exploring how people lived and died in the past. The second Family Exhibit is located in this gallery, where children can get hands-on with excavation techniques and ancient artefacts from sites in the main gallery.

NMoQ

01

NMoQ

02

NMoQ

03

NMoQ

04

NMoQ

05

NMoQ

06

NMoQ

07

NMoQ

08

NMoQ

09

gallery collection

The gallery focuses on the life traces the people of Qatar left behind, from the earliest inhabitants in their temporary camps thousands of years ago, to merchants in the prosperous towns of the 1800s.

© National Museum of Qatar

Glass bracelets

Glass bracelets

Late Islamic Period

3/5 x 0.4/0.6 x 1.1/0.5 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

0,4 x 1,9 x 3,6 cm / 0, 8 x 1,3 x 0,7 cm / 0, 6 x 2,6 x 3,6 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

13.3 x 4.6 x 4.3 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

10.5 x 13.3 x 5.2 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

19 x 32 x 17 cm to 13.3 x 25 x 10 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Kohl Applicator

Late 8th to late 9th century

Kohl Applicator

Early Abbasid Period

12.3 x 5.9 x 4.6 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

2,1 x 2,7 x 1,5 cm / 1,3 x 4,8 x 1 cm / 1,6 x 2,9 x 2,9 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

5,1 x 4,2 x 2,9 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Bronze pigment ball

Late 8th to late 9th century

Bronze pigment ball

Early Abbasid Period

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

5,7 x 0,9 x 0,7 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Bronze oil lamp

Bronze oil lamp

Early Islamic Period

2.45 x 7.15 x 5.27 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Deep glazed bowl

Deep glazed bowl

Early Islamic Period

14.2 cm height; 15 cm rim diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Early Islamic Period

5.5 cm height; 18 cm rim diam.; 8 cm base diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Middle Islamic Period

3.6 x 0.4 x 0.6/0.34 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

300,000-40,000BCE

Lower Palaeolithic Period

11.12 x 8.91 x 2.51 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

1,5 cm diameter

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

5 x 14.2 x base diam. 10.5 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Plateau south east of Dukhan

Lower Paleolithic

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

8.8 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Jaow Dassa (Al Da'asa)

Middle and Late Neolithic Period

3.71 x 2.29 x 0.56 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

4.8 x 13.4 x 4.8cm/ 17cm diameter body, 12cm diameter base

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

8.5 x 20 x 0.9cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

52 x 17,5 rim diam x 41 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Decorated glazed dish

Decorated glazed dish

Middle Islamic Period

9.5 cm height; 28.6 cm rim diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Cosmetic stone bowl

100 BCE – 100 CE

Cosmetic stone bowl

2.4 cm height; 7 cm external diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Metal applicator

Late 8th to late 9th century

Metal applicator

Early Abbasid Period

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

3.7 x 8.9 x 6cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

4 x 13,8 x 14 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

© National Museum of Qatar

Plateau south east of Dukhan

Lower Paleolithic

© National Museum of Qatar

Barqa Umm Markh, Southern Ras Abruq Area

Lower Paleolithic

10.4 x 6.01 x 2.48 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

10,9 x 1,5 x rim diam. 22 x base diam. 12 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

9.8 x 7.5 x 1.8 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

3 x 4.3 x 0.7cm

© National Museum of Qatar

6 cm height; 0.7 cm thickness; 14 cm rim diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

4.8 x 5 x 0.5cm/ 11cm rim diameter

© National Museum of Qatar

Brazier or cooking pot

Late 8th to late 9th century

Brazier or cooking pot

Early Abbasid Period

11 x 14 x 0.7cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late Islamic Period

King: 5.3cm height x 1.9cm base diam.; King or Queen: 4.6cm height x 2cm base diam.; Rook or Pawn: 3.1cm height x 2.1cm base diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

1,9 x 15 x 12 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Plateau south east of Dukhan

Lower Paleolithic

© National Museum of Qatar

Barqa Umm Markh, Southern Ras Abruq Area

Lower Paleolithic

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

2,9 x 6,4 x 4,9 cm / rim diam. 11 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

2,3 x 8 x 4,9 cm ; 1,7 x 7,6 x 4,8 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

5,9 x 11,4 x 1,4 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

33,2 x 8 rim diam. X 8 cm base diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

1,7 x 2,2 x 0,6 cm ; 15-20 cm diam

© National Museum of Qatar

Kohl applicator

Kohl applicator

Early Islamic Period

13.4 cm length; 0.48 cm diam.; 0.51 cm centre diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

10.7 x 9.3 x 1.4cm / 4.4 x 4.1 x 1.1cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

5.3cm long, 0.2cm diameter

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

6,8 x 1,6 x 1,3 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

15,1 x 5,2 x 6,4 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

5,7 x 8.3 x 4.5 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

3.2 x 3 x 0.7 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

3.8 x 10.6 x 10.2 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

© National Museum of Qatar

Early Islamic Period

25.7 cm height; 4 cm rim diam.; 7 cm base diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Sword with scabbard

100 BCE–100 CE

Sword with scabbard

Sword: 63 x 3 x 1cm; Scabbard: 26 x 1cm; Head: 3.6 x 1.8 x 1.8cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Early Islamic Period

14 cm height; 25 cm rim diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

8000–6500 BCE

Early Neolithic Period

10.9 x 3.76 x 1.9 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Lion Figurine تمثال حيوان

Late 8th to late 9th century

Lion Figurine تمثال حيوان

Early Abbasid Period

5.1 x 0.7 x 2.1cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

3,7 x 8,9 x 6 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Plateau south east of Dukhan

Lower Paleolithic

© National Museum of Qatar

Plateau south east of Dukhan

Lower Paleolithic

12,4x9,5x4,6 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

3,1 x 3,4 x 0,7 cm / rim diam. 18 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late Islamic Period

14.6 cm height; 12.5 cm rim diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

1600–1200 BCE

Jazirat Bin Ghannam

11.5 cm height; 9.6 cm body diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Earthenware jar with three handles

Earthenware jar with three handles

Early Islamic Period

20 cm height; 14 cm rim diam.; 10 cm base diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

3.2 x 0.9 x 0.2cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

0.34 x 9.5 x 0.64cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Glass bottle neck

Late 8th to late 9th century

Glass bottle neck

Early Abbasid Period

6.3 x 13 x 6.5cm

© National Museum of Qatar

jar with comb decor

Late 8th to late 9th century

jar with comb decor

Early Abbasid Period

11 x 10,7 x 1,7 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

3,7 x 2,9 x 0,6 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

30 x 7 rim diam x 8 base diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

3 x 12.3 x 6,5 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Jaow Dassa (Al Da'asa)

Middle and Late Neolithic Period

5.4 x 3 x 0.8cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Bone oryx figurine

18th–19th century

Bone oryx figurine

Late Islamic Period

2.7 x 5 x 0.3 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

0.6 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

© National Museum of Qatar

Bottle (unguentarium)

Bottle (unguentarium)

9.3 cm height; 6.6 cm rim diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

2 x 9,8 x 2, 5 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

18,5 x 21,2 x 3,5 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

2.9 x 3.4 x 0.7 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Plateau south east of Dukhan

Lower Paleolithic

10,4x8,7x2,1 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

8,2 x 8 x 1,6 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

3,2 x 2,4 x 2,4 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

5,7 x 9,5 x 1,9 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

28,5 x 10 rim diam. x 31 body diam cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

6.9 x 25.3 x 20 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

15.4 x 14.3 x 11

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

5.2 x 2.6 x 5.5 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Jazirat Bin Ghannam

16 cm rim diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Late Islamic Period

1.62 x 1.47 x 0.82 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Middle and Late Neolithic Period

Mother of pearl: 3.45 x 1.95 x 0.4 cm; Nerite: 1.37/1.46 x 1.23/1.12cm; Bead: 0.98/0.4cm diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Early Islamic Period

18 cm height; 8 cm rim diam.; 6 cm base diam.

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

1,8 x 10 x 1,3 cm

© National Museum of Qatar

Late 8th to late 9th century

Early Abbasid Period

0,34 x 9,56 x 0,64 cm

join us