Cultural Corridors of South East Europe

Search Results

Sanliurfa Archaeological Museum

Sanliurfa Archaeological  Museum

About


Corridor: Diagonal Road
Country: Turkey, Sanliurfa
Sanliurfa Archaeological  Museum

In the museum could be seen cutting and piercing devices made of flintstone, stone idols and vessels, plain and painted ceramics with geometric designs made of baked soil belonging to the period 5000-3000 BC, seals, pithoi, necklaces, pieces of imprinted cubes made of baked soil dating back to the Early Bronze Age, animal figures, metal artifacts, and ornaments. And also clothing from the region, silver and bronze ornaments, pieces of handmade instruments, carved wooden doors and window cases peculiar to the region, specimens of calligraphy, and an old hand-written Koran.