Extremely rare archaeological artefacts dating back to the second century BC have been unearthed in the kingdom by a Bahraini excavation team.
The detailed pottery pieces, one of which features a curly-haired child, were dug out from a site around 600m away from Bahrain Fort in Karbabad.
Preliminary details revealed that they were 2,200 years old.
A team from the Bahrain Authorities for Culture and Antiquities (Baca) made the incredible discovery last week.
“Both artefacts are made out of clay, are identical and represent a female head – of a young girl with curly hair – placed on top of a vase,” Baca antiquities and museums director Dr Salman Al Mahari told the GDN.
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