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Ephesus Selcuk, The Museum of Ephesus

The Ancient City of Ephesus and the Archeological Museum

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Ephesus Museum, Ancient City Ephesus Museum

Ephesus, located in present-day Turkey, was one of the most important cities of antiquity. It was here that the Artemis Temple, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, stood; the city was also the home of Heraclitus, as well as of one of the largest early-Christian communities. Roman times saw Ephesus became capital of the Province of Asia, with around 200,000 inhabitants. Since 1895, Austrian archaeologists have been excavating the ruins of Ephesus.

Up to the year 1906, numerous recovered objects of high quality were removed to Vienna, objects which can be seen today at the Ephesus Museum, an annex to the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities. The highlights include the Parthian Monument, the Amazon from the Altar of the Artemision, the bronze Athlete statue and the Child with a Goose. Alongside the Ephesian artefacts, the museum is also home to architectural specimens and sculptures from the Sanctuary of the Great Gods of the Mystery cult on the Greek island of Samothrace, which was explored by Austrian archaeologists in 1873 and 1875.

Ephesus Museum, Ephesus Selcuk Museum, Ephesus Museum, Ancient City Ephesus Museum, In the beginning, in 1929, artifacts from diggings and the surroundinEphesus Museum, Ancient City Ephesus Museumg were brought here and stored. In 1964, what is now the museum's southern section was built and artifacts were displayed there. The room was not big enough for the increasing number of artifacts so, in 1995 another section was added and used for exhibition. The Seljuk (Selcuk)-Ephesus Museum is the most important and richest museum for possession and sole display of local artifacts. The Ephesus Museum is a rich and important museum for Ephesian and Anatolian archeology with artifacts from digs at Ephesus, St. John Church, the Belevi Mausoleum, and other local ruins. Including artifacts from the Mycenian, Archaic, and Turkish periods as well, the majority are from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine periods.

Terrace Houses Room

In the first room of the museum are finds, mainly from the Roman Period, that have come to light over the last fifty years from excavations in the Hillside Houses On the left are the plan of the houses and photos of the excavation. In the first showcase are medical and cosmetic artifacts. The second case displays home religious cultic items. The most interesting of these is a glass tray. In the niche opposite is a fresco from one of the houses with a statue of Artemis the huntress and a bust and fresco of Socrates. On the left side of the room are a bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Ephesus Museum, Ancient City Ephesus Museumstatuettes of the gods Priapos and Bes. Three of the museums most important possessions are in the central room. These are an Eros with dolphin from the 2nd century, a statue of an Egyptian priest, and a copy of a Roman statue of Eros by Lysippus.

Fountain Artifacts

In this room are finds from the Pollio, Trajan, and Laecanus fountains at Ephesus. To the immediate left of the door is a bust of Zeus and a statue of Aphrodite. In the center of the room is statue of a Resting Warrior. To the left is the statue group of Odysseus-Polyphemos which decorated the Pollio fountian. The first figure is Dionysius reclining on a tree trunk. The other statues are a reclining satyr, an Aphrodite with oyster shell and Androcles with dog. On the right of the room is a series of busts. These belonged to the statues at the Laecanus Bassus Fountain.
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Legend had it that John wrote his gospel in Ephesus at the request of other disciples, then died in the church named for him on Ayasoluk Hill. Later legends developed that he was not really dead, but sleeping, and dust could even be seen moving above his grave as he breathed.
The 13th-century Golden Legend narrates Johns death as follows.

Recent Findings Room

Some recent finds have been on exhibit here for a year or two. In the display case to the immediate right of the door are Byzantine finds from the Christian era. On the left side of the room are coins and jewelry. Pre-Roman coins from Ephesus have the city symbol, a bee, on one side and the deer of Artemis on the other. Coins from the Roman period show the emperor, or his lieutenants, or some imperial symbol. On the left wall hang theater masks made of leather or wood and were found at the Grand Theater in Ephesus. Such masks made of stone were used for decoration. On Ephesus Museum, Ancient City Ephesus Museum the same wall is a lamp stand from Ephesus. Other important artifacts in the room include a masked Eros, amphoras, figure of Eros, a statue of Aphrodite, and various busts, including one of Menander, the playwright. The only thing that remains permanently in the room is an ivory frieze from the hillside houses.

The Garden

The museum has a garden that fits in with the local architecture. On the right of the are sarcophagi, gravestones, sacrificial altars and inscriptions. The sarcophaguEphesus Museum, Ancient City Ephesus Museums from the 2nd century is decorated with quite interesting ornamentation. The figures on it resemble figures of Moses. Judging by the inscription on its lid it was used again in the Byzantine period. Along the west wall of the garden there are grave and offering stones on display. The sundial in the center is in a half-moon shape.

Artemis Room

This is where statues of Artemis and things related to the goddess are on display. There are two statues on display showing their former glory. These were found by accident in the prythaneionda and dated from the 1st century AD. The statue on the left is known as Great Artemis and the Ephesus Museum, Ancient City Ephesus Museum other one is Beautiful Artemis. In the display cases are artifacts from the temple to Artemis. There is a horse from one of the temple chariots on display, too.

Imperial Cult and Portrait Salon

In this room there are generally imperial family busts. The most noteworthy feature is the crowns that were engraved into the foreheads of the busts. The statue to the right of the door leading from the Artemis Room was of the consul Stephanos. On the left, on either side of the picture of the Temple to Hadrian are original friezes from Ephesus Museum, Ancient City Ephesus Museumthat temple. The altar in the center was a piece of the U-shaped altar of the temple to Domitian. There are friezes on three sides of it. Just before leaving the room there are pieces from the giant statue to Domitian. There are also pieces from statues of August and his wife, Livia in the room.

VISITING HOURS
 08.30 a.m - 18.30 p.m (Summer / April-October)
08.30 a.m - 17.00 p.m (Winter / Nov-March)
Entrance Fee : 10 TL p.p In the museum which is kept open all year round are displayed works most of which have been unearthed in the course of the excavations carried out in Ephesus and some which have been excavated in such ancient towns as Claros in the near vicinity. The Ephesus Museum is the most significant local museum of Turkey with the works it contains, the visitor capacity and cultural activities.

The Ephesus Museum is consisted of the following sections:
1- Hall of the Terrace Houses Findings
2- Hall of the Fountain Findings
3- Hall of the New and Small Findings
4- Great Courtyard Ephesus Museum, Ancient City Ephesus Museum
5- Hall of the Tomb Findings
6- Hall of Artemis Ephesia
7- Hall of the Imperial Cult
8- Small Courtyard
The museum is open 365 days a year.

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