Archaeology Museum Tour

Visitors will see Roman imperial sarcophagi, Roman-era baptismal fonts, a granite obelisk, a Byzantine-era Istanbul fountain, the Medusa Head, ancient sarcophagi, columns, column capitals, Hittite lions, and sculptures from the Early Age and the Roman period.

The Sidamara Sarcophagus, the Alexander Sarcophagus, the Weeping Women Sarcophagus, the Sarcophagus of King Tabnit, the Lycian Sarcophagus, the temple reliefs from Lagina and Magnesia, the Phoenician royal sarcophagi, the lions of the Bucoleon Palace, the Roman-period sarcophagi, ancient coins, the finds from the Troy excavations, the serpent head of the Serpent Column, and the Statue of Bes will be examined. 

Fatih Sultan Mehmet's first residence, his private room, the tiled sections of the mansion, the Sebil of Murat III, Osman Hamdi Bey's painting "Ab-ı Hayat Fountain", and tilework pieces from the Seljuk, Beylik and Ottoman periods will be on view. 

Ancient Egyptian mummies and coffins, the Kadesh Treaty tablet, Hittite statues, Phrygian artifacts, and sculptures, reliefs, grave goods, seals and weapons from the Babylonian, Assyrian, Akkadian and Sumerian periods will be examined.