Akhisar Arkeoloji Müzesi’nde Bulunan Unguentariumlar
Unguentaria in the Akhisar Archeology Museum

Summary/Abstract: Akhisar is one of the ancient cities of Western Anatolia with a rich historical background, and a settlement for centuries with its most common name as Thyateira. Beside the uniqueness, plentitude and variety of the artifacts in and around the city, and following the archeological excavations, the idea of founding a museum in Akhisar flourished. The two-storey building close to the Ancient city of Thyateira, which was built in 1932 and used partly as Akhisar Öğretmenevi (A Guesthouse for Teachers) was opened for visits as a museum in 2012 after its restoration was completed. After the foundation of the Museum of Akhisar, many artifacts from this city and its periphery, which has such a rich cultural heritage, were transferred here from Manisa Museum of Archeology where they were under protection. The unguentaria, which constitute the subject matter of this study, are among the artifacts that were transferred to the museum. Of the unguentaria, which were long popular among the forms of terracotta vases of antique period, there are samples in two main forms and varieties of these forms in the Museum of Akhisar. The unguentaria of the Museum of Akhisar are dated to a wide range of time between 4th century B.C. and 2nd century A.D. Most of the unguentaria of Akhisar are closely related, especially, to the samples that are commonly seen in different geographies of Anatolia, in terms of form, clay and slip. Moreover, some of our samples should be of Western Anatolia origin.

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