Monday 23 May 2011

Museums I must see!!!

Croesus whose name equals wealth in English was a Lydian king.  Wether he and his wealth really existed is debatable but I definitely must see the Karun Treasure which was stolen, smuggled out of Turkey and then finally returned. Apparently it is now in display in Uşak Museum. Some of it is on the photos below:



Another museum or more a collection that is a must-see is the so-called ''Elmalı treasure'' which includes 1,900 silver coins as well as some extremely rare decadrachms (now on display at the Antalya Museum). Some of it is on the photos below:


This goes to show - always research the collections of the museums you are going to visit! 
Speaking of which as soon as I have time I will post photos from the Selçuk Archeological Museum which includes finds at Ephesus. Amazing stuff! :-)