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Turkey > Corum's Museums
Corum's Museums
Corum Museum in the historic building featuring typical architectural
characteristics of the 19th century was opened to visitors in 2003 subsequent
to a major restoration work. The first showcase in the museum displays: artefacts
from the Chalcolithic Age (5500- * 3000 BC) found at Alacahoyiik and Kujsaray
excavations; items dating from the Early Bronze Age and belonging to the Hattis,
the native people of Anatolia before the Hittites; metal weapons; ornaments;
ceremonial symbols and ceramic works found at Alacahoyiik. There is a typical
copy of the same period Alacahoyiik graves, an L shaped grave containing a skeleton,
bull and deer statuettes, ceremonial symbols, ornaments, and heads of the bulls
sacrificed for funeral dinner.
The artefacts dating back to the Age of Assyrian Trade Colonies (1900-1700
BC) and the Hiiseyindede vases bearing reliefs from the Early Hittite Period
(1650 BC) are aesthetic and charming. Early Hittite Period ceramic works found
around Hattusha- Bogazkale, Eskiyapar and Chorum Dam, a model of Hittite capital
Hattusha and another architectural model depicting Hittite stone foundation,
adobe wall, stone-paved courtyard and food jars are also among the museum's
displays.Enchanting bronze sword belonging to the Hittite King Tuthalia II bearing
cuneiform writings (1430 BC) occupies a special place in the museum collection.
The ceramic works found at Alacahoyiik and dated
from the Hittite Empire Period; cuneiform tablets
from the Hittite Period; gold ornaments; embroidered
obsidians; stamp seals from the Hittites and their
contemporaries Assyrians and Babylonians; Hittite
toys such as bells; and god statuettes are other
important pieces in the museum.
Ceramic items unearthed during the Ortakoy- §apinuva excavation, metal arrowheads,
sickles, axes, daggers, spearheads, bracelets and needles are among the Hittite
works on display in the museum. Besides the Phrygian, Hellenistic. Galatian
and Roman ceramic
works, Corum Museum has also a coin collection.
The Ethnography Hall houses items reflecting
regional and cultural characteristics of Corum as
well as traditional Turkish art. There are also three
separate rooms exemplifying copper smithing,
chickpeas roasting and a Turkish coffeehouse
Artefacts dated back to various periods, such as
the examples of Turkish art from the Seljuk and
Ottoman periods to the present, are exhibited in the
Museum garden in special conditions.
Alacahoyiik Museum has a good collection of regional artefacts
including Chalcolithic, Bronze, Hittite and Phrygian works excavated form Alacahoyiik.
Bogazkoy Museum offers unique perspectives on Chalcolithic,
Bronze Age, Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine era works found
from Bogazkoy-Hattusha excavations.
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