Guzelyurt - the Archaeology and Nature Museum in the north is a small, but worthy gem I was able to visit during my day excursion to Soli. Although small, this museum was full of objects found at Soli and other important sites in the area. Some of my favorites - the gold leaf diadems and terracotta figurines.
In close quarters with the museum is the St. Mamas Monastery, sculpture garden, and village mosque - quite a combination. I will be talking about the Monastery in a seperate post.
Oh yes - and the taxidermy section of the natural history wing - very creepy.
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| Above (sorry about the quality - horrible lighting) is a golden leaf victory wreath unearthed close to the Ovroz river. It is somewhat larger in size when compared to those in the Getty or British Museum collections. Made for a statue perhaps? |
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| Excavation of the gold wreath. |
Other delicate finds - a gold diadem with embossed decoration, and a mouth band found (presumably) in a burial. Unfortunately, the museum does not elaborate on date or location for any of these pieces.
Now the Creepy stuff........
These are the less...... disturbing of the displays. There is an entire section of disfigured sheep but I wont humor you.
