Name of Object:

Islamic pottery from Ephesus

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The British Museum

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Date of Object:

Excavated 1870; 14-15th century

Inventory Number:

OA+.15635.a-c, OA+.15616

Provenance:

Turkey

Description:

Excavated by John Turtle Wood, an architect and surveyor. He was employed by the Ottoman Railway Company from 1858. Between 1863–1874 he excavated on behalf of the British Museum at ancient Ephesus, where he discovered the Temple of Artemis.

Citation of this web page:

"Islamic pottery from Ephesus" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;77;en

MWNF Working Number: UK 077