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Fethiye
Museum
The idea of exhibiting the opuses
belonging to the region in a
location in the district that
is rich in terms of archeology
belongs to the authorities of
that period at the beginning
of 1960s and the first core
of the museum has occurred in
those years. After that, large
scaled stone opuses collected
from the surrounding have been
protected in a depot; with the
building constructed in 1987,
contemporary museum understanding
became dominant and the opuses
have been served to the visitors.
Fethiye Museum consists of two
halls, one for archeology and
the other for ethnography. Almost
all of the opuses exhibited
in these two halls have been
compiled from Fethiye and its
surroundings.
A big part of the opuses being
exhibited in the archeology
part consists of ceramic group
opuses. The
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opuses
in the hall have been
subjected to a chronological
order among themselves.
Most important of the
opuses covering the period
from 3000 BC to the end
of the Byzantine period
is undoubtedly the stel
that had great contributions
in decoding Likian language.
There is a text on this
stel which is written
in three different languages.
Another important opus
of the museum is the "Sculpture
of Young Girl with Dove"
and the sculpture of two
women beside it. The sculpture
of the girl with dove
is related with Arthemis
cult and it is important
in terms of its showing
the existence of an Arthemis
temple in the city in
ancient period.
In the ethnography hall,
there are various hand
weaving samples, hand
embroideries, robes, üç
etek (a kind of dress
worn by women), and silver
jewelry special to the
region. In addition, a
dastar loom that is in
active condition with
all its units is also
exhibited in this part.
In the open part of the
museum, large stone blocked
opuses, sarcophagus graves
and "Izraza Monument",
which is a product of
Lichean culture are exhibited.
Tel: (252) 614
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