Not strictly related to coinage, but I thought this might be of interest to fellow
members of this board.
The Istanbul Archaeological Museum holds one of the great
collections of
Byzantine artifacts, all uncovered during excavations and construction projects in the city and its environs. The display is little publicized - in fact it is even titled such but forms about 95% of an exhibition titled Istanbul Through The Ages - and is frequently closed altogether. The Archaeological Museum displays none of this online and it is only available in print rolled into a expansive and expensive overview of the museum's
complete collection. And so, with all due credit to the keepers of this
fine museum, I have put together a virtual walk-through of the exhibit, displaying (just about) every piece in its sequence. The descriptive text I have used is their's, though with some extra details, such as dimensions, and the occasional clarification and added description thrown in. For the
quality of the photograhy, I can only plead
poor lighting and
hope it won't detract too much from the usefulness of the whole.
There are 4 pages of thumbnails: use the arrows in the upper right corner to navigate. To start the slide-show click on any picture.
http://www.wegm.com/istarchmus/index.htm
