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The open-air exhibition organized jointly by Istanbul Archeological
Museums and Sakip Sabanci Museum bring together the
scultures, reliefs and stelles of Helenistic, Roman
and Byzantine periods.
"PARTNERSHIP OF POWER: MAN AND HORSE" EXHIBITION
The "Partnership of Power: Man and Horse"
exhibition, organized jointly by the Ministry of Culture
Monuments and Museums Directorate, Istanbul Archaeological
Museums and Sabanci University’s Sakip Sabanci Museum,
opened recently for one year at the Sakip Sabanci
Museum in Emirgan, Istanbul. The works displayed in
the garden of the historical Atli Kösk (Equestrian
Mansion), illustrate the relationship of men and horses
for thousands of years. They consist of 49 stone pieces
from the Istanbul Archaeological Museum collections,
categorised under four main headings: Archaic, Ancient
Greek, Roman and Byzantine periods. The stellae, freezes
and sculptures, encompassing a period of 1100 years
until the 5th century A.D., are presented as hunting,
ceremonial, agricultural, sacred offerings, and mythological
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