Isparta Museum
Isparta Müzesi | |
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Established | 1985 |
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Location | Millet street Isparta, Turkey |
Coordinates | 37°46′15″N 30°33′30″E / 37.77083°N 30.55833°ECoordinates: 37°46′15″N 30°33′30″E / 37.77083°N 30.55833°E |
Type | Archaeology, Ethnography |
Collections | Hellenistic Pisidia, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Seljuk Empire, Ottoman Empire |
Collection size | 16911 |
Owner | Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
Isparta Museum is a museum in Isparta, Turkey. It is on Millet street in Isparta at 37°46′15″N 30°33′30″E / 37.77083°N 30.55833°E.
The museum was opened on 6 March 1985. Following a restoration it was reopened in 2003.[1]
Items[]
There are four main halls; archaeology, ethnography, treasure and carpet. Also in the passage to archaeology hall a typical Isparta house is displayed.
In archaeology hall, sculptures, iconas and steles are displayed. Most important item is a Eurymedon sculpture from Aksu Zindan cave. In treasury hall, coins of Hellenistic Pisidia, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Seljukid, Ottoman Empire and other Islamic age coins are exhibited. Ottoman medals are also exhibited in this section. There are illumination gadgets, clothes, accessories, weapons, firmans (decrees), weighting instruments, coffee accessories are in the ethnographic hall. Carpet hall especially notable for Isparta is known as one of the carpet and rose producing cities of Turkey. In this hall in addition to Isparta carpets, carpets from Uşak, Gördes, Çanakkale, Bergama, Antalya , Nevşehir, Kırşehir, Kayseri, East Anatolia and Konya are exhibited. Instruments for distillation of attar of roses are also displayed in the carpet hall. Finally in the yard of the museum, rock carved items such as tombstones are displayed[2] There are 16911 items (including coins) in the museum[1]
Gallery[]
Isparta museum Göndürle Höyük burial vessels 4942
Isparta museum Early Bronze Age vessel 2791
Isparta museum Early Bronze Age vessels 4945
Isparta museum Late Archaic steles 4990
Isparta museum Late Archaic stele 2796
Isparta museum Men a local god 2810
Isparta museum Roman figurine 2802
Isparta museum rider god 2778
Isparta museum Roman altar 2815
Isparta museum theater mask in garden 4991
Isparta museum green glazed Seljuk ceramic 4955
Isparta museum green glazed Seljuk ceramic 4956
Isparta museum Anatolian Seljuk ceramic 4961
Isparta museum rose oil production 4987
Isparta museum saddle bag part 025
Isparta museum side 5004
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- Buildings and structures in Isparta Province
- Archaeological museums in Turkey
- 1985 establishments in Turkey
- Museums established in 1985
- Tourist attractions in Isparta Province
- Ethnographic museums in Turkey