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  • Lion relief on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Dragon relief on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Lion relief on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • 8th Cent. B.C Babylonian limestone funereal stele with inscription & relief sculpture of the governor of Mari and Suhi praying to the Gods from the Palace Museum Babylon, Iraq. The inscription states that the governor reigned for 13 years and built the city of Gabarri-ibni also making canals for new date palm cultivation in different cities, and working on the development of agriculture in the city of Suhi. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 7815
  • Egyptian funerary Stele from the New Kingdom Period, 1550-1070 B.C, from Thebes (Luxor). The stele is from a carpenters grave a shows at the top left sitting with his wife Amon-Mose holding a chisel between 2 wheat heads. Opposite them their son Honsu is offering a present to both. On the right Neferonpet is making an offering to his parents. At the bottom a sitting couple are offered presents by their sons & daughters. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. no 10865
  • 810-783 B.C Neo-Assyrian Stele with relief sculpture & inscription to King Adad-Nirari III (son of Samsi-Adad V, King of Assyria) praying to the gods. The inscription reports King Adad-Nirari III's campaign against Palestine in which he marched on Damascus and caused such terror that King Mari I surrendered the Royal city of Damascus paying a tribute of 100 talents of gold. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 2828.
  • Lion relief on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Paros Marble Lycian Sarcophagus from the end of the 5th Cent. B.C from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon (lebanon), Chamber no IV. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 369T Cat. Mendel 63.
  • Late Greek Archaic relief sculpture in Proconnesian Marble of a charioteer ( Last quarter 6th Cent. B.C) From Cyzicus, ( Erdek formerly Artàke, Αρτάκη in Greek) on the southern shore of the sea of Marmara, Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 2813T Cat. Bursa M.1.
  • Animal relief on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Late Hittite Basalt funereal Steel with a relief sculpture of a warrior from 9 - 8th Cent B.C, excavated from Arslan Tash (Turkish; Arslan Lion, Taş Stone), ancient Hadātu, is an archaeological site in northern Syria 30km east of the Euphrates River and nearby the town of Ain al-Arab. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 1981.
  • Lion relief on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Animal relief on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Late Hittite (Aramaean) Basalt funereal Steel with a relief sculpture of a man from 9 - 8th Cent B.C, excavated from Um-Shershuh, Syria. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 7786.
  • Late Hittite Basalt Portal Lion sculpture from 9th Cent B.C, excavated from Palace Building P Sam'al (Hittite: Yadiya) located at Zincirli Höyük in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of modern Turkey's Gaziantep Province. Istanbul Archaeological Museum inv. No 7777.
  • Lion relief on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Late Hittite (Aramaean) Basalt Double Sphinx sculpture from 9th Cent B.C, excavated from the entrance of Palace III Sam'al (Hittite: Yadiya) located at Zincirli Höyük in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of modern Turkey's Gaziantep Province. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 7731.
  • Late Hittite (Aramaean) Basalt relief sculpture of an Aslan Lion from 9th Cent B.C, excavated from the west side of the citadel gate of Sam'al (Hittite: Yadiya) located at Zincirli Höyük in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of modern Turkey's Gaziantep Province. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 7727.
  • Lion relief on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Late Hittite (Aramaean) Basalt relief sculptures from 9th Cent B.C, excavated from the west side of the citadel gate of Sam'al (Hittite: Yadiya) located at Zincirli Höyük in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of modern Turkey's Gaziantep Province. Left Deer Buck, Inv no 7712, Middle Winged Lion inv no. 7706, Left Male with Axe Inv No. 7727. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Animal relief on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • The Sidamara Sarcophagus, with 3rd Cent. AD Roman relief sculptures. Ambararasi (Konya) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey, Inv. 1179 T , Cat. Mendel 112.
  • 9th Cent BC Neo- Hittite basalt slabs with Hieroglyphic Inscriptions about the activities of King Urhilina & his son. from Hama, Syria. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • 8th Cent. B.C Babylonian limestone stele with inscription & relief sculpture of the governor of Mari and Suhi praying to the Gods from the Palace Museum Babylon, Iraq. The inscription states that the governor reigned for 13 years and built the city of Gabarri-ibni also making canals for new date palm cultivation in different cities, and working on the development of agriculture in the city of Suhi. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 7815
  • Paros Marble Lycian Sarcophagus from the end of the 5th Cent. B.C from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon (lebanon), Chamber no IV. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 369T Cat. Mendel 63.
  • Greek relief sculpture of a lion hunt on Alexander The Great ( Alexander III of Macedon )4th Cent BC. Sarcophagus calved from Pentelic Marble from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, Chamber no.III, Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 370T Cat. Mendel 68
  • 2nd Cent. AD Roman relief sculpture depicting Gigantomachy, the battle between the gods & the giants. From Aphrodisias (Geyne, Ayden), Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey, Inv. 1613T , Cat. Mendel 511.
  • Detail from the Paros Marble Lycian Sarcophagus from the end of the 5th Cent. B.C from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon (lebanon), Chamber no IV. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 369T Cat. Mendel 63.
  • 2nd Cent. AD Roman relief sculpture depicting the struggle of Athena ( the goddess of wisdom, skill & warfare) fighting the Gigantes ( Giants) . From Aphrodisias (Geyne, Ayden) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey, Inv. 1613aT , Cat. Mendel 512.
  • 2nd Cent. AD Roman relief sculpture depicting the struggle of Athena ( the goddess of wisdom, skill & warfare) fighting the Gigantes ( Giants) . From Aphrodisias (Geyne, Ayden) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey, Inv. 1613aT , Cat. Mendel 512.
  • 2nd Cent. AD Roman relief sculpture depicting the struggle of Athena ( the goddess of wisdom, skill & warfare) fighting the Gigantes ( Giants) . From Aphrodisias (Geyne, Ayden) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey, Inv. 1613aT , Cat. Mendel 512.
  • Neo-Assyrian basalt statue of King Shalmaneser III (858-824 B.C) . Inscription reads "Shalmaneser, the great king, the mighty king, king of all four region, the powerful and the mighty rival of the princes of the whole earth the great ones, the kings, son of Assur-Nasirapli, King of the universe, King of Assyria, grandson of ~Tukultiu-Ninurta, King of the Universe, King of Assyria". The inscription continues with his campaigns &b deeds in Uratu, Syria, Que & Tabal ending " At the time I rebuilt the walls of my city Ashur from their foundations to their summits. I made an image of my royal self and set it up in the metal gate". From Assur ( Qala't Sharqat) Iraq. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Inv no. 4650.
  • The God Apollo playing the Cithara ( Apollo Citharaodos) a 2nd century marble Roman sculpture from Miletus (Balat, Soke) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Inv 2000T Cat. Mendel 114.
  • Greek marble Statue of Hermaphroditius ( Hermaphrodites) a mythical being that has both male & female characteristics. From Pergamum (Bergama) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Inv 363T Cat. Mendel 624.
  • Alexander The Great ( Alexander III of Macedon) 4th Cent BC. Sarcophagus calved from Pentelic Marble from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, Chamber no.III, Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 370T Cat. Mendel 68
  • Greek relief sculptures of a battle on Alexander The Great ( Alexander III of Macedon )4th Cent BC. Sarcophagus calved from Pentelic Marble from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, Chamber no.III, Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 370T Cat. Mendel 68
  • 9th Cent BC Neo- Hittite basalt slabs with Hieroglyphic Inscriptions about the activities of King Urhilina & his son. from Hama, Syria. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • The Sidamara Sarcophagus, with 3rd Cent. AD Roman relief sculptures. Ambararasi (Konya) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey, Inv. 1179 T , Cat. Mendel 112.
  • Greek relief sculptures of a battle on Alexander The Great ( Alexander III of Macedon )4th Cent BC. Sarcophagus calved from Pentelic Marble from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, Chamber no.III, Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 370T Cat. Mendel 68
  • Greek relief sculpture of a hunt on Alexander The Great ( Alexander III of Macedon )4th Cent BC. Sarcophagus calved from Pentelic Marble from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, Chamber no.III, Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 370T Cat. Mendel 68
  • 9th Cent BC Neo- Hittite basalt slabs with Hieroglyphic Inscriptions about the activities of King Urhilina & his son. from Hama, Syria. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Greek relief sculptures on Alexander The Great ( Alexander III of Macedon ) 4th Cent BC. Sarcophagus calved from Pentelic Marble from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, Chamber no.III, Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 370T Cat. Mendel 68
  • Greek relief sculptures on Alexander The Great ( Alexander III of Macedon ) 4th Cent BC. Sarcophagus calved from Pentelic Marble from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, Chamber no.III, Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 370T Cat. Mendel 68
  • Greek relief sculptures of a battle on Alexander The Great ( Alexander III of Macedon )4th Cent BC. Sarcophagus calved from Pentelic Marble from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, Chamber no.III, Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 370T Cat. Mendel 68
  • Sarcophagus of The Mourning Women, 4th cent. B.C Greek from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon , Chamber no I, Lebanon, Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 386T Cat. Mendel 10.
  • The Sidamara Sarcophagus, with 3rd Cent. AD Roman relief sculptures. Ambararasi (Konya) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey, Inv. 1179 T , Cat. Mendel 112.
  • Sidamara Sarcophagus, a 2nd century marble Roman sarcophagus from Ambararasi (Konya) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Inv 1179T Cat. Mendel 112.
  • Sidamara Sarcophagus, a 2nd century marble Roman sarcophagus from Ambararasi (Konya) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Inv 1179T Cat. Mendel 112.
  • Moulding of 8th Cent. BC late Hittite rock relief . Warpalas, King of Tyana land, praying in front of a plant & storm god Tarhunza. From Ivriz (Konya, Ergeli) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 7869.
  • Late Hittite Basalt Portal Lion sculpture from 9th Cent B.C, excavated from Palace Building P Sam'al (Hittite: Yadiya) located at Zincirli Höyük in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of modern Turkey's Gaziantep Province. Istanbul Archaeological Museum inv. No 7777.
  • 9th Cent BC Neo- Hittite basalt slabs with Hieroglyphic Inscriptions about the activities of King Urhilina & his son. from Hama, Syria. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Marble statue of Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, Skills & Warfare from Leptis Magna, Tripolitana. Roman copy of Greek 5th cent. B.C statue. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey. Inv. No 435T Cat. Mendel 532.
  • Severe Style (480 - 450 B.C, Greek Marble Funerary Stele of an athlete from Nisyros (Incir Ada) one of the Foça Islands, . Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey. Inv. No 1142T. Cat. Mendel 11.
  • Chaldean Assyrian relief sculpture slab from the northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II of a Genie standing in front of the tree of life. 881-859 B.C form Nimrud or Ni=mrut ( Kalhu or Kalah). Istanbul Archaeological exhibit Inv. No. 4.
  • Chaldean Assyrian relief sculpture slab from the northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II of a Genie standing. 881-859 B.C form Nimrud or Ni=mrut ( Kalhu or Kalah). Istanbul Archaeological exhibit Inv. No. 6.
  • Chaldean Assyrian relief sculpture slab from the northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II of a Genie standing. 881-859 B.C form Nimrud or Ni=mrut ( Kalhu or Kalah). Istanbul Archaeological exhibit Inv. No. 5.
  • Chaldean Assyrian relief sculpture slab from the northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II of a Genie standing. 881-859 B.C form Nimrud or Ni=mrut ( Kalhu or Kalah). Istanbul Archaeological exhibit Inv. No. 5.
  • Chaldean Assyrian relief sculpture slab from the northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II of a Genie standing. 881-859 B.C form Nimrud or Ni=mrut ( Kalhu or Kalah). Istanbul Archaeological exhibit Inv. No. 5.
  • Sculpted Assyrian relief panels of mace bearers from Hadatu ( Aslantas ) around 800 B.C. Istanbul Archaeological museum Inv No. 14-10
  • Sculpted Assyrian relief panels of Royal Chariot & Guards from Hadatu ( Aslantas ) around 800 B.C. Istanbul Archaeological museum Inv No. 1946
  • Limestone Sculpted relief Stele with inscription to King Sennacherib. The relief shows Assyrian King Sennacherib praying in front of divine symbols. 705 - 681 B.C Nineveh ( Kuyunjik ) . The inscription tells of King Sennacherib's great feats of war and the building works in Nineveh. It starts " Sennacheribs, the great king, mighty king, king of the universe, king of the Assyria, king of the four regions of the wold, favourite of the great gods". It continues " I led my armies from one end of the earth to the other and brought in submission at my feet all princes, dwelling in palaces, of the four quarters of the world". of his great worked " I enlarged the site of Nineveh, my royal city, I made its market streets wider". further " The wall and outer wall I caused skilfully constructed and raised them mountain high. I widened them to 100 cubits ( 50m )". Istanbul Archaeological Exhibit no. 1.
  • Statue of a Nymphe, the spirit of the meadows, forest & waters, an early Roman marble sculpture, Ist cent B.C, from Tralles (Aydin) , west Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological museum Cat. Mendel 543.
  • Greek statue of a male figure, 2nd cent B.C Greek Hellenistic period, from Pergamon ( Bergama ) , Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological museum Inv 2707 T.
  • Roman copy of a Greek Hellenistic period statue of the poetess Sappho, from Symrna ( Izmir ), Turkey.. Sappho wrote about love with both sexes and her name led to the phrase "Sapphic love" which became synonmymous with lesbianism in the 20th century. Sappho was also from the island of Lesbos. Istanbul Archaeological museum Inv 358 T. Cat Mendell 626.
  • Marble Anatolian Persian Funerary Stele, 5th cent. B.C, from Dascyleium ( Ergili, Manyas ) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeological museum Inv 5763 T.
  • Greek Late Hellenistic marble statue of Baeria, from Magnesia AD Maeandrum ( Menderes Manisasi ), temple of Athens, Turkey. Mid 1st cent. B.C . Istanbul Archaeological museum Inv 605 T. Cat. Mendel 550
  • Greek Hellenistic marble statue of Apollo, God of light, fine arts & prophecy, 2nd cent. B.C. Istanbul Archaeological museum Inv 383 T. Cat. Mendel 548
  • Paros Marble Lycian Sarcophagus from the end of the 5th Cent. B.C from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon (lebanon), Chamber no IV. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 369T Cat. Mendel 63.
  • Paros Marble Lycian Sarcophagus from the end of the 5th Cent. B.C from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon (lebanon), Chamber no IV. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 369T Cat. Mendel 63.
  • Satrap Sarcophagus, Paros marble from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, Chamber no. VI. Second half of the 5th cent. B.C. Istanbul Archaeological museum Inv 367 T. Cat. Mendel 9
  • Greek relief sculptures of a battle on Alexander The Great ( Alexander III of Macedon )4th Cent BC. Sarcophagus calved from Pentelic Marble from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, Chamber no.III, Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 370T Cat. Mendel 68
  • Sidamara Sarcophagus, a 2nd century marble Roman sarcophagus from Turkey. Istanbul Archaeology Museum.
  • Sidamara Sarcophagus, a 2nd century marble Roman sarcophagus from Omerli Village (Iznik), Turkey. Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Inv 5123T
  • Sidamara Sarcophagus, a 2nd century marble Roman sarcophagus from Ambararasi (Konya) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Inv 1179T Cat. Mendel 112.
  • Small Alabaster Statue head grave stone from the Yemen, 1st cent. B.C . Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Inv. 7670.
  • Egyptian funerary Stele from the New Kingdom Period, 1550-1070 B.C, from Thebes (Luxor). Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. no 10865
  • Egyptian funerary Stele from the New Kingdom Period, 1550-1070 B.C, from Thebes (Luxor). The stele is from a carpenters grave a shows at the top left sitting with his wife Amon-Mose holding a chisel between 2 wheat heads. Opposite them their son Honsu is offering a present to both. On the right Neferonpet is making an offering to his parents. At the bottom a sitting couple are offered presents by their sons & daughters. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. no 10865
  • Sidamara Sarcophagus, a 2nd century marble Roman sarcophagus from Ambararasi (Konya) Turkey. Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Inv 1179T Cat. Mendel 112.
  • Paros Marble Lycian Sarcophagus from the end of the 5th Cent. B.C from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon (lebanon), Chamber no IV. Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. No 369T Cat. Mendel 63.
  • Sarcophagus of The Mourning Women, 4th cent. B.C Greek from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon , Chamber no I, Lebanon, Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 386T Cat. Mendel 10.
  • Sarcophagus of The Mourning Women, 4th cent. B.C Greek from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon , Chamber no I, Lebanon, Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 386T Cat. Mendel 10.
  • Tiled Niche in coloured glazed tiles from Ibrahim Bey Ottoman public soup kitchens in Karaman, Medieval Anatolian Turkey, 1432. The Pavilion of the Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
  • Glazed ceramic Ottoman arabesque Iznik Polychrome Lunette tiled window facade. In the Pavillion of the Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Inv. 41/545.
  • Glazed ceramic Ottoman arabesque Iznik Polychrome Lunette tiled window facade. In the Pavillion of the Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Inv. 41/545.
  • Glazed ceramic Ottoman Arabesque Iznik tiled window facade from Haseki Hürrem ( Roxelana or Alexandra Lisowska ) Sultan Medrese, a type of religious school built by Her Imperial Higness , Imperial Princess Consort of the Ottoman Empire, wife of Suleyman the Magnificent, in 1540. From the Pavillion of the Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Inv. 41/544.
  • Glazed ceramic Ottoman Arabesque Iznik tiled window facade from Haseki Hürrem ( Roxelana or Alexandra Lisowska ) Sultan Medrese, a type of religious school built by Her Imperial Higness , Imperial Princess Consort of the Ottoman Empire, wife of Suleyman the Magnificent, in 1540. From the Pavillion of the Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Inv. 41/544.
  • Glazed ceramic Ottoman Arabesque Iznik tiled window facade from Haseki Hürrem ( Roxelana or Alexandra Lisowska ) Sultan Medrese, a type of religious school built by Her Imperial Higness , Imperial Princess Consort of the Ottoman Empire, wife of Suleyman the Magnificent, in 1540. From the Pavillion of the Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Inv. 41/543.
  • Sarcophagus of The Mourning Women, 4th cent. B.C Greek from the Royal Necropolis of Sidon , Chamber no I, Lebanon, Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 386T Cat. Mendel 10.

Istanbul Archaeological Museum Exhibits Pictures, Images & Photos

 

Pictures & images of the exhibits of the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Founded in 1891 as an Ottoman Imperial museum in the outer gardens of the Topkapi Palace. Under its first curator, Osman Hamdi Bey, it was the first museum to feature Ottoman art. The museum houses the Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great from the necropolis of Sidon in the Lebanon brought to the museum by Hamdi Bey with several other spectacular sarcophagus's. The Archaeology Museum of Istanbul also houses important...
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