Trésors de la Collection Al Thani à l'Hôtel de la Marine. Islam Ostia is a city both

Ostia is a city both particular and exemplary

with the contradictions it supposes and its ambiguities

settled in Paris

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retains the brilliance of an Orient that urgently needs to be redefining

Trésors de la Collection Al Thani à l'Hôtel de la Marine. Islam Ostia is a city bothThe catalogue presents this private collection, which brings together a wide range of works from many civilisations from Antiquity to the present day; it has never been exhibited in this way to the general public. This collection will highlight a rich diversity of works spanning over 6,000 years. Celebrating the unifying power of art across cultures, the exhibition brings together key pieces such as the head of an ancient Egyptian royal figure carved