This is one of the most important museums in Turkey. It mainly exhibits the pieces found in and around the Ephesus.
The most important pieces of the Ephesus Museum are Mycenean vases, statues and small decorations of the Artemis temple, Corinthian columns and column heads, tombs, altar of the Domitian temple, two statues of Artemis of Ephesus, a fresco representing Socrates.
There are also a number of statues from various monuments and buildings, friezes made up of bronze and ivory, frescos and wall paintings from Hellenistic , Roman and Christian era, gold and silver coins, statues of gods and goddesses, emperor statues, various cult statues, portraits and busts from early Christian era.
The Statue of Artemis
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