The Troy Museum in Tevfikiye, Turkey

The Troy Museum in Tevfikiye, Turkey. 

The Troy Museum located just 800 meters from the archaeological site of ancient Troy displays 2,000 artifacts from its total collection of over 40,000 artifacts retrieved during excavations of the site from the late 19th century up to the present.  The modern building opened in 2018 houses objects from the  Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age.  Niches on the walls of the entrance ramp contain gravestones, large-sized statues, scenes and mural-sized photographs from the various levels of the excavation in Troy.  The displays are divided into seven sections with the ground floor reserved for artefacts from the Troad region, today Biga Peninsula. These are archaeological remains from the ancient cities of Assos (Behramkale), Tenedos (Bozcaada), Parium, Alexandria Troas (Eski Stambul), Smintheion, Lampsacus (near Lapseki), Thymbra, Tavolia and Imbros (Gökçeada).   Objects on display include tear catchers, glass and terracotta perfume bottles, figurines, gold pieces, necklaces and bracelets, coins, ornaments, bone objects and tools, metal containers, terracotta potteries, weapons, axes and cutters, milestones, inscriptions, altars, sarcophagi, and sculptures.  Among the notable pieces are the 1994-excavated Polyxena sarcophagus and the 2012-discovered statue of the The Greek god Triton.  Stone artefacts, columns, steles, and column capitals are exhibited in the museum yard as well.

Closeup of the Altıkulaç Sarcophagus depicting a Phrygian fighting a Greek, found in a single circular corbel-vaulted tomb of the Çingenetepe tumulus at the village of Altıkulaç near the town of Çan in the eastern Troad.

The Polyxena sarcophagus dated to 500-490 BCE recovered in 1994 features a scenes of a celebration where  an enthroned woman receives gifts in the company of musicians and dancers. The sarcophagus contained the body of a 40-year-old man.  

A gold necklace found locally that was produced at some time between the Bronze Age and Roman Period.

The figurine of a musician 5th - 4th century BCE from the necropolis at ancient Assos (modern Behramkale).  This figurines were thought to have been funeral gifts with a connection to the cult of Dionysus.  

All images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor Dosseman.

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