“Ancient artworks from Jordan – some of them never before seen outside Petra and Amman – are going on display today at Rome’s Quirinal Palace. The star attraction at the exhibition is a statue found at the site of Ayn Ghazal near Amman dating from 7500 BC, one of the oldest surviving statues of its kind and size.”

More here – http://heritage-key.com/blogs/bija-knowles/worlds-oldest-statue-go-show-rome