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<< Our Photo Pages >> Amasya Museum - Museum in Turkey

Submitted by h_fenton on Saturday, 05 May 2012  Page Views: 3769

MuseumsSite Name: Amasya Museum Alternative Name: Archaeological Museum of Amasya
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 0.716 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Amasya
Latitude: 40.649500N  Longitude: 35.824600E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Amasya Museum
Amasya Museum submitted by h_fenton : The Statuette of Amasya or the Hittite Storm God Tesup, a figurine cast in Bronze it was found in a tumulus to the southeast of Doğantepe in 1962. The figurine is missing its arms and legs and some other parts. It dates from the Hittite period 1450-1200BC. There are two similar golden figurines in the British Museum and the Louvre. This figurine is on display in Amasya Museum, Turk... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Archaeological Museum of Amasya consists of different themed areas, these are:

Hall of Archaeological Artifacts, where items from 13 civilizations are on display.
Hall of Ethnographical Artifacts, Displays of regional handicrafts, culture and traditional farming.

The Museum Yard, Architectural stonework and sarcophagi.

Hall of Mummies (located inside the Sultan Mesud I Tomb) in the museum yard, mummified remains of people including babies from the Ilkhanate period 13th-14th Century AD

Amasya Museum
Atatürk Cad. AMASYA
Telephone: +90 0358 218 45 13
Open everyday except Mondays, from 08:00 to 17:00 (The Museum is closed from 12:00 to 13:00)

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