A couple of finds from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, some sculpture, and a nice exhibition that explains how scholars have tried to reconstruct the monument.
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In 2003, I visited Bodrum, ancient Halicarnassus, for the first time, and to be honest: it’s a bit of a disappointment. Back then, there were few tourists, but today, the streets are crowded with people, and that changes everything. Nevertheless,…
Boğazkale is the village just north of the ruins of ancient Hattusa, the capital of the Hittites. There is a small museum, but it is usually not considered to be very important. After all, the really interesting are now in…
Large museum with a great collection of ancient art from the Roman Rhineland: Bonn itself of course, but also Cologne, Xanten, and so on. Among the Roman objects is the famous cenotaph of Marcus Caelius. Even more famous (but not…
Fifth-largest museum of the United States, various collections. The Nubian collection is the largest outside Sudan.
There are 12 items in Boston, Museum of Fine Arts:
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Yesterday, I visited the Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire / Koninklijke musea voor kunst en geschiedenis in Brussels, one of my favorite museums in Belgium. I have been there quite often, but this was the first time that all the…
The national archaeological collection of Romania. Includes objects from Prehistory, the Getae (a Thracian nation), the Greek inhabitants of the shores of the Black Sea, the Scythian and Celtic invaders, and the Dacian kingdom. Also includes the Roman province of…
Nice collection of finds from the excavations of Aquincum. There's an old museum building, a bit to the north, with nice inscriptions.
There are 12 items in Budapest, Aquincumi…
In the basement, the Hungarian National Museum has a very large "lapidarium", i.e., a collection of Roman inscriptions and reliefs. The museum also has a great collection of finds belonging to the Romans, Gepids, Huns, and Avars.
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This museum has, among other collections, a fine collection of Greek and Roman pottery and sculpture.
There are 13 items in Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts:
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