On the day before we left Riyadh for good, we were provided with a driver to take us wherever we wanted to go. One place was the National Museum of Saudi Arabia for a final visit.

This is another section (previously taken images above) of a beautiful ceramic bridge depicting the Hijra, or migration, of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622. I had read somewhere that the color of the images themselves on the bridge changes from dark to light, representing the transition from an age of darkness to one of enlightenment.

‘Mamluki Door’ up close, posted earlier: