Antalya Museum, Antalya

Antalya Museum, Antalya

The Antalya Museum traces the history of the Mediterranean and Pamphylia regions in Anatolia from Prehistoric times through the the Stone and Bronze Ages to the Ottoman era.

The Antalya Museum traces the history of the Mediterranean and Pamphylia regions in Anatolia from Prehistoric times through the the Stone and Bronze Ages to the Ottoman era. There are over 5000 works of art and 12000 archaeological finds on display. Highlights include ●Phrygian excavations of gold, silver, bronze and ivory items from Elmalı-Bayındır, ●Hacılar pottery, ●Karain Cave finds, ●Bronze Age works from Karataş-Semahoyük, ●2^nd century Roman sarcophagi with reliefs of the 12 Labors of Hercules, ●Byzantine mosaics from Seleuceia and Xanthos which depict scenes from Greek mythology, ●Pergean sculptures, ●coins from different eras in the Hall of Coins, ●Seljuk tiles, and Ottoman tiles and carpets.