The Pergamon Museum and Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin, Germany is a fascinating experience for the curious traveller. It offers exquisite exhibitions of antiquities from different civilisations and contains over twenty different collections such as ancient Middle Eastern architecture, classical sculpture, Islamic art and Roman mosaics. We choose to go to the museum instead of wandering aimlessly around the city. I am glad we did, as there were some really fascinating relics and artworks on display.
The Pergamon Museum and Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin, Germany is a fascinating experience for the curious traveller. It offers exquisite exhibitions of antiquities from different civilisations and contains over twenty different collections such as ancient Middle Eastern architecture, classical sculpture, Islamic art and Roman mosaics. We choose to go to the museum instead of wandering aimlessly around the city. I am glad we did, as there were some really fascinating relics and artworks on display.
A Male Figure Made of Copper Alloy from Ancient Lebanon (left) Egyptian pair of earrings (right)
Puzur-Ishtar, who reigned over Mari in northern Mesopotamia during the period of 2050–2025 BCE, was a city ruler (left) The Code of Hammurabi, a Babylonian legal text written around 1755-1750 BC, is the most extensive, well-structured and well-preserved law document from the ancient Near East (right)
The Code of Hammurabi (left) Cuneiform is a logo-syllabic script that was used to write several languages of the Ancient Middle East (right)
A Middle Assyrian legal document concerning women (left) Tablet with an inscription (right)
Fragment of the wall from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon (left) Right: ??
An ivory box from 11th century Sicily, adorned with carved medallions and silver fittings (left) Ivory horn featuring animal carvings (right)
A prayer niche from Konya, Turkey that dates back to the 1300s (left) The Damascus Niche dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries, featuring marble and colored stones with Old Testament inscriptions (right)
A relief of a lute player from Turkey dating back to the 13th century (left) Glazed ceramic vessel (right)
A Turkish towel from the late 18th century with embroidered images of homes and gardens
Carpet with an Ottoman court design (left) A wool carpet from Star Ushak, located in Western Anatolia, that dates back to the 15th or 16th century (right)
Processional Way of the Ishtar Gate (left) The Market Gate of Miletus, dating back to the Roman period during Trajan’s reign (approximately 100 AD), has been recreated with modern components (right)
Renovation of the Aleppo Room is underway (left) The Mshatta Facade (right)