Samsun Museumvisitor guide.

Splendor of the Amisos Treasure The most conspicuous collection of Samsun Archaeology and Ethnography Museum comprises finds from the ancient city of Amisos and the Amisos Treasure unearthed in a tomb chamber within the city. Gold jewelry belonging to a man, woman, and young girl among the tomb finds is especially renowned. These Hellenistic masterpieces testify to the supreme art and craftsmanship of the era. The museum also exhibits coins from Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, Ottoman, and Republican eras. Collections include Chalcolithic, Early Bronze, Hittite, Hellenistic, and Roman artifacts from Samsun and its surroundings. A double-sided relief bronze spearhead, trepanned skulls from the Early Bronze Age, and a bronze statue of a nude athlete replicated after a 5th-century BC original count among favorite exhibits. Ethnographic artifacts occupy a separate section. Construction of the Archaeology-Ethnography Museum in Samsun Fairgrounds began in 1976, opening to the public on May 19, 1981. NEARBY MUSEUMS SAMSUN BAFRA MUSEUM SAMSUN GAZİ MUSEUM