Thursday, March 5, 2015


This is a column shaft from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis, from 4th century B.C. and it is made of Marble, standing at a hight of 361 cm. Parts of the column were found during excavations done from 1911 through 1914 at Sardis the ancient capital of Lydia in southern Turkey. This column was once part of the Temple of Artemis one of the cities of western Asia Minor.








This marble piece originally included two facing lions attacking a bull which once decorated the pediment of a small temple or civic building in ancient Greece. Built in  525–500 B.C and is 64.01 cm tall.





Architectural tile fragment from 6th century B.c.
This is Greek Lydian which was Excavated at Sardis.
It is Terracotta with red and black painted decoration and is 20.51 cm.This brightly painted tile is one of many that have been excavated at Sardis the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia in southern Turkey.                        

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