Çanakkale Archaeological Museum

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The Çanakkale Archaeological Museum ( Turkish Çanakkale Arkeoloji Müzesi ) is located on Ataturk Caddesi in Çanakkale in northwestern Turkey. It houses finds from all over Troas , including Troy .

history

A first collection of archaeological objects in Çanakkale was founded in 1936 in an old church building on Zafer Meydanı. This building was converted into a museum in 1959. In 1984 the present museum was finally built in Ataturk Caddesi.

collection

Statue of Emperor Hadrian from Troy

The museum displays artifacts from numerous locations during the Troad . These include reliefs, terracotta figures and ceramic products from Assos as well as from the temple of Apollo Smintheus in Chryse ( Gülpınar ), finds from Alexandria Troas and grave finds from the necropolis of Bozcaada , including imported ceramics from Attica and Corinth , but also amphoras found under water . Bronze cremation vessels, jewelry, gems, golden finger rings, wreaths and diadems, candlesticks, pieces of textile and sandals come from the tumulus of Dardanos . This also includes a terracotta statuette of Aphrodite , a copy of Aphrodite of Knidos . There is also a rich coin collection.

Objects from the new excavations in Troy since 1988 by Manfred Korfmann are exhibited in one part of the museum . The showpiece is a statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian , found in the Odeon there . The Troy I layer includes hand-made bowls, small vessels with lids, a 35 cm high water jug ​​and weaving weights, Troy II ceramic objects from the potter's wheel and Troy VI Mycenaean and Miny ceramics . Everyday vessels from all layers as well as objects made of glass, crystal, bronze and ivory can also be seen.

Two Greek sarcophagi with reliefs are of particular importance: a sarcophagus depicting the sacrifice of Polyxena from Gümüşçay and a sarcophagus depicting hunting from the area around Çan .

In the outdoor area of ​​the museum, sarcophagi, grave slabs, steles and amphorae from various parts of the Troad are exhibited. In a modern section, ceramic products from the Çanakkale region, which date from the 17th to the 20th century, are shown. Most of them belong to the type of earthenware (Turkish: çanak) that gave the city its name.

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Coordinates: 40 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  N , 26 ° 24 ′ 36 ″  E