Montag, 9. Februar 2009

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More statues from inside the hang houses of Ephesus and other finds make on the site.

And statuettes, also two (shown here, the museum had more) of Eros, one showing Eros with a rabbit, and the other of Eros and Psyche.
This site (http://www.kusadasi.biz/ephesus/indoor-museum.html) says about the museum:
"The reconstruction of the tympanun of the Temple of Augustus (or of Isis), is set out in the Gardens of the Museum with display of the sculptures which used to decorate the frieze, then located near the Fountain of Pollio."

Also in the museum garden, there was a collection of sarcophagi, and that's where we learned about the difference between a sarcophagus and an ostothek. The sarcophargi really only served for as long as there was still flesh on the bones of the dead.

When all the flesh had successfully fallen off, the bones were taken out of the sarcophargus and placed in the ostothek, which was then buried. The sarcophargus stayed with the family for re-use when necessary.

More info on the site that was cited above reads: "In the Room of the Ephesian Artemis are kept the most illustrious representations of the goddess and findings brought to light in the Artemision and near the Altar of Artemis. The so-called Great Artemis is a marble of the 1st century A.D. , upholding two lions on her shoulders and bearing a large quantity of sculptural ornaments."

Also the original friezes of the Temple of Hadrian are being kept in the Indoor Museum to save it from the influences of weather, while out on the site of Old Ephesus there is a replica.
After the visit to the basilica, first, and then to the museum, next, a short break inside the museum café was quite welcome to many.

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