Archaeological Museum Istanbul

Two things I really like in the Archaeological Museum in Istanbul are

1. A statue of a Greek athlete wrapped in a cape.

2. The statue of Bes (also spelt as Bisu) an Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households and in particular mothers and children








The link below is to a website has great photos of other artifacts in the museum which has so many really beautiful things such as the Alexander Sarcophagus and some odd things like the statuettes of temple boy prostitutes.

http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/archaeological_museum_istanbul&page=all