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Archeology
Museum
The archeology museum has been opened
for the first time in the building that
is at the southwestern corner of Karma Secondary
School in 1901. In 1927, the works have
been moved to Mevlana Museum and in 1953
to İplikçi Mosque for exhibition. In 1962,
today's museum has been established and
given to service. Our museum exhibits works
belonging to Old Bronze, Mid Bronze (Asyrrian
Trade Colonies), Iron (Phrygian,
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Urartu), Classical,
Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine
Periods, starting from the Neolithic
Period.
I. Hall of Prehistoric Works
1- Neolithic Period Works
(6500 - 5300 BC)
Besides the Neolithic Period
works found in Erbaba, Süberde,
Çatalhöyük excavations, hand
- cooked earthenware pots, arrow
and spear ends made of obsidian
and flint are present.
2- Old Bronze Period Works
(3000 - 1950 BC)
The works belonging to this
period have generally been obtained
from Sızma and Karahöyük excavations.
Furthermore, cooked earthenware
pots having grooves on them
and bearing the characteristics
of Lakes Region, which are brought
from the surroundings of Beyşehir
Lake are exhibited.
3- Mid Bronze (Asyrrian Commercial
Colonies) Period Works (1950
- 1750 BC)
Cooked earthenware pots in very
different forms made on wheel,
candles in the form of grape
cluster, animal shaped pots,
bronze rings, cylindrical seals
obtained in the systematic excavations
being made in Konya Karahöyük
since 1952 are existent.
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II. Iron
Period Work Hall
1- Iron Period Works
(8th, 7th, 6th century BC)
Phyrigian pot parts having figures
on them, which are found at
Konya Alaaddin Hill, Phyrigian
Period painted pots in various
forms found in Kıcıkışla, at
20 km north of Karapınar District
of Konya, bronze fibulas (needle)
and plates with figures belonging
to Urartus are included in these
works.
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In Kıcıkışla,
together with Phyrigian pots,
there are Lidian cooked earthenware
pots which are painted and in
different shapes.
2- Classical Period Works
(480 - 330 BC)
Important kylixes which are
painted with bright black paint
and which are brought from Kıcıkışla,
lekythoses and one oinokhoe,
which is ornamented in compliance
with black figure technique
are included in this class.
3- Hellenistic Period Works
(330 - 30 BC)
Among these works, plates, pots
that are polished and made in
different forms and a deep carved
pot mold part are included.
4- Roman Period Small Bronze
Sculptures (30 BC - 395 AD)
In this showcase, there are
Roman Period Hermes, Eros and
bull sculptures made of bronze.
III. Roman Period Hall
1. Roman Period Works (30 BC
- 395 AD)
From this period, Sidemara type
marble Herakles Sarcophagus
with columns (250 - 260 AD)
marble sarcophaguses with girland
of Sidemara and Pamphylia type
found in Iconium (Konya) necropolis
(2nd and 3rd century AD) and
one Poseidon sculpture, cooked
earth sarcophaguses, cooked
earth candles belonging to the
same period in horizontal showcases,
essence pots, glass tear bottles,
perfume pots, experiment tubes,
glasses, decanters and glass
bracelets, golden rings and
earrings, ring stones made of
valuable stones, ivory comb
and manicure tools are exhibited.
2- Byzantine Period Works
(395 - 1453 AD)
The base mosaic having dimensions
of 6.30 x 3.50 m that has been
obtained from Tatköy Church
in the excavation made by our
museum in 1990 in Sille, Tatköy
and the base mosaics obtained
from the excavations made in
1991 and 1992 in Çumra, Alibeyhöyük,
Kilise Location are exhibited.
In another showcase, bronze
door knockers, cauldron handles,
rolickers, crosses, marks and
arrow ends belonging to the
Byzantine Period are exhibited.
IV. Works in the Garden
1- Works in the Porch
In the porch at the museum entrance,
Byzantine period parts made
of stone and marble coming from
Sille and Konya center, grave
stones; and grave stels from
Roman Period (2nd and 3rd century
AD) are exhibited.
2- Works in the Front Garden
In the front garden, Roman Period
(2nd, 3rd century AD) sculptures,
sarcophaguses, grave coffins
and stels, ash boxes, grave
lions, column heads made of
stone and marble and inscriptions
are seen. Among these inscriptions,
Iconium, Derbe and Lystra inscriptions
are very important.
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