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In
1964, what is now the museum's southern section was built and artifacts were displayed there. The room was not big enough for the increasing number of artifacts so, in 1995 another section was added and used for exhibition. The
Selçuk-Ephesus Museum is the most important and richest
museum for possession and sole display of local artifacts. The
Ephesus Museum is a rich and important museum for
Ephesian and
Anatolian archeology with artifacts from digs at
Ephesus,
St. John'
Church, the
Belevi Mausoleum, and other local ruins. Including artifacts from the
Mycenian,
Archaic, and
Turkish
periods as well, the majority are from the
Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine periods.
Emperor Marcus Aurelius and
statuettes of the gods
Priapos and Bes. Three of the museum's most important possessions are in the central room. These are an Eros with dolphin from the 2nd century, a statue of an Egyptian priest, and a copy of a
Roman statue of
Eros by Lysippus.
Recent Findings Room: Some recent finds have been on exhibit here for a year or two. In the display case to the immediate right of the door are
Byzantine finds from the Christian era. On the left side of the room are coins and jewelry. Pre-Roman coins from
Ephesus have the city symbol, a bee, on one side and the deer of
Artemis on the other.
Coins from the Roman period show the emperor, or his lieutenants, or some imperial symbol. On the left wall hang theater masks made of leather or wood and were found at the
Grand Theater in
Ephesus. Such masks made of stone were used for decoration. On the same wall is a lamp stand from
Ephesus. Other important artifacts in the room include a masked
Eros,
amphoras, figure of Eros, a statue of
Aphrodite, and various busts, including one of Menander, the playwright. The only thing that remains permanently in the room is an ivory frieze from the "hillside houses". The frieze shows Trajan fighting eastern barbarians and three sections from his preparation to fight.
There are two statues on display showing their former glory. These were found by accident in the
prythaneionda and dated from the
1st
century AD. The statue on the left is known as "Great
Artemis" and the other one is "Beautiful Artemis." In the display cases are artifacts from the temple to
Artemis. There is a horse from one of the temple
chariots on display, too.
