Tokat Museum
| Tokat Müzesi | |
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  Tokat Museum | |
| Established | 2012 |
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| Location | Camii Kebir Mahallesi Sulusokak Caddesi No:86 Tokat, Turkey[1] |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 40°18′28″N 36°32′49″E / 40.30778°N 36.54694°E |
| Type | Archaeology, Ethnography |
| Collections | Hellenistic period, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Anatolian Seljuks, Ottoman Empire |
| Collection size | 36253[1] |
| Owner | Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
| Website | Anamur Museum |
Tokat Museum is a museum in Tokat, Turkey
Geography
It is situated in a bedesten (historical covered market) called Arastalı. The bedesten is on Sulusokak street in Camii Kebir quartes [1] at 40°18′58″N 36°32′49″E / 40.31611°N 36.54694°E
History
The earlier museum was in Gökmedrese, another historical building. On 18 September 2012 the museum was established in a historic bedesten which was probably built during the reign of Ottoman sultan Mehmet I (r.1413-1421) [1]
The museum exhibits
The archaeology section of the museum houses Hittiten clay tablets from Maşat Höyük, a sword from Hellenistic age, bronze sculptures from Roman age. The coinage section of the museum includes coins from various civilizations and especially from Anatolian Seljuks era. In the ethnographic section the most important item is the hand written Koran of 1191 from Anatolian Seljuks era. There are also examples of ceramics. There are two rooms which reflect hand-painted kerchief manufacturing and copper works, two of the popular work areas of Tokat during the Ottoman Empire.[2]
