Photo shows five Palmyra artifacts handed over to the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon at the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut, Jan. 20, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Photo shows five Palmyra artifacts handed over to the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon at the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut, Jan. 20, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Photo shows five Palmyra artifacts handed over to the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon at the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut, Jan. 20, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Photo shows five Palmyra artifacts handed over to the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon at the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut, Jan. 20, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
Five artifacts from Palmyra, a war-torn ancient city in Syria, were returned to Damascus.

The pieces were displayed on Thursday at a handover ceremony hosted by the Lebanese National Museum, with the attendance of Lebanese Minister of Culture Muhammad Mortada, the Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Al Ali, and the Syrian Directorate-General of Museums and Antiquities.

Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, contains monumental ruins of a city which was one of the most important cultural centers in ancient times.

The ancient city has seen the vicious attacks and occupation of the Islamic State (IS) two times throughout the Syrian crisis, and the people of that ancient oasis city went displaced more than once.