Istanbul: Archeological Museum
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
 | Anthropoid Sarcophagus (Lebanon) (4 BC) |
 | Colossal statue of Hercules (Cyprus) (6 BC) |
| Head of a muse (Milet) (2 AD) | |
| Statue of Tyche (Prussia and Hypium) | |
 | (Roman) Sarcophagus of conglomerate |
 | Funerary Stele (Rhodes) (1360) |
 | Mosaic ? Orpheus Amidst animals (Jerusalem) (5 or 6) |
 | Mosaic ? Orpheus Amidst animals (Jerusalem) (5 or 6) |
 | Mosaic ? Orpheus Amidst animals (Jerusalem) (5 or 6) |
 | Childs Sarcophagus (? ) (Roman?) Obviously our image of angels is very ancient and pre-Christian. |
 | Bust of Emperor Faustine (Bozhuyuk) (125-175 AD) |
 | Mosaic (? ) (? ) |
 | Painted Sarcophagus(Egypt) (New Empire) |
 | Greek-style figurines (Myrina) (2 or 1 BC) |
 | Glass Perfume Vials |
 | Greek-style Bronze (? ) (? ) |
 | "Statue of a pig, once part of a larger chase scene (Muezek) (Archaic)" |
 | Patterned bowl (Gordion) (7 BC) |
 | Gold crown (Pergamon) (2 BC?) |
 | Finely carved duck head (Ephesus) (? ) |
 | Finely carved duck head (Ephesus) (? ) |
 | Gold ornaments (Ephesus) (? ) ? |
 | Gold ornaments (Ephesus) (? ) |
 | Rock crystal icosahedron (? ) (Roman). There is an identical twin to this object in the Archeological Museum in Naples. |
 | Cameo (? ) (Roman) |
 | Cameo of translucent quartz (? ) (Roman) |
 | Carved snake from Silahtaraga (Roman) |
 | Statue of Nike from Silahtaraga (Roman). This is about the only Roman statue I have ever seen with a face that would be attractive by modern standards. It has a very northern European look about it. Time is not kind to noses on statues. |
 | Mosaic (Silivri) (5 AD) |
 | Mosaic: Orpheus & animals (Cos) (Roman) |
 | Mosaic: Orpheus & animals (Cos) (Roman) |
 | Mosaic-vase & 2 vines (Siliori) (5 AD) |
 | Geometric Mosaic (Silivri) (5 AD) |
 | Geometric Mosaic (Silivri) (5 AD) |
 | Mosaic ? busts of the 4 seasons (Istanbul-Cagaloglu) (Roman) |
 | Mosaic ? Eros w/ wild & marine animals (Cos) (Roman) |
 | Painting: Roman soldier on Sarcophagus (? ) (Roman) |
 | Sarcophagus date & location unknown |
 | Sarcophagus of the Mourners Sidon, royal necropolis 350 BC |
 | Sarcophagus from Sidamara 1st part of c. 3 AD |
| "Sarcophagus of Alexander" (Probably a noble of Sidon) Sidon: royal necropolis. End of 4th c. BC. |
| "Sarcophagus of Alexander" (Probably a noble of Sidon) Sidon ? royal necropolis. End of 4th c. BC. |
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Created 19 December 2003, Last Update 11 January 2020