Antiquities Exhibits

Thracian art at the Tekirdağ Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography in Tekirdağ, Turkey. During excavations in the ancient cities of Heraion-Teichos (City of Hera) in Süleymanpaşa, Çavuşköy in Malkara and Perinthos in Marmaraereğlisi, many Thracian works have been discovered including jewelry, coins, weapons, reliefs and grave goods from the tomb of a Thracian king Kersopleptes. There are also silver vessels, candlesticks and sh ields from the Macedonian era as well as archaeological finds from the Early Bronze Age (3000-2500 BCE), Late Bronze Age (2000-1200 BCE), Early Iron Age (1400-1000 BCE), and the Hellenistic Period, Artifacts from the ancient Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman eras are also on display. Image: Gladiator Relief from Perinthos (ancient Marmara) courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor Ollios.

National Archaeological Museum of Tirana, Albania National Archaeological Museum of Tirana, Albania, opened in 1948, houses more than 2,000 items. These objects include artifacts from the Stone Age (100,000 to 2000 BCE, the Bronze Age and Iron Age from 2000 to 800 BCE, the beginnings of the Illyrian civilization from ca. 1000 BCE, the Illyrian Antiquity Period from 1000 BCE to 100 CE, the Roman and Byzantine civilization in Alban ia from 100 to 600 CE and the Albanian Middle Ages through Ottoman rule from 600 CE until Independence in 1912. Art on display includes sculpture, funerary monuments, ceramics, tools, weapons, and ancient jewelry. Image: Artemis Hekate 3rd century BCE from Apollonia courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor Fanny Schertzer

Roman-era mosaics in the Adana Archaeology Museum in Adana, Turkey.  Newly opened galleries at the Adana Museum now house an astonishing collection of Roman-era mosaics.  The mosaics depict an array of themes from classical mythology including Orpheus, Thetys, Artemis, and Erotes, as well as early Christian portrayals of the "Peaceful Kingdom" and Noah's Ark.  The museum has constructed elevated walkways in the new gallery space so visitors can view the expansive mosaics, many that once adorned church floors, more easily. The museum also has many objects from the Hittite period as well as artifacts from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman eras.  Roman objects include sarcophagi, jugs, catapult shots, inscriptions, architectural elements, glassware, ceramics and jewellery. All images cc by courtesy of Dick Osseman: