The Adana Museum– Part Three

There are lots of fascinating items in the Adana museum, like this perfectly preserved canteen which one has a handle for carrying, and guess what, though it looks it was made this year, it is from the 7th century B.C.!   They knew how to make things that last back then.  Or consider these drinking flagons….

Or how about these vases from the 5th century B.C.?   Below is beautiful blown glass vials of various sight.

Here are a couple of ornate daggers, about the size of those that would have been carried under a toga to kill Julius Caesar.

These are from the seventh century B.C.

More beautiful objects from this period of antiquity. How about jewelry?

Now the point of showing you all this is so you learn the lesson, never, never, never underestimate the intelligence, skill, artistry, of the ancients.  In many ways they are our superiors. And we have much to learn from them.