The Capitoline Museum continues to host the archaeological exhibition “Ancient Civilizations of Turkmenistan,” which opened last October. Deputy Prime Minister B. Seyidova announced this at a meeting of the Government of Turkmenistan.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov attended the opening of the exhibition. The exhibition is the result of more than 30 years of collaboration between Turkmen and Italian archaeologists.
It features a rich collection of artifacts (150 pieces) from Margiana (3rd-2nd millennia BC) and ancient Parthia, specifically the Nisa site (2nd century BC – 1st century AD).
Among the artifacts are some that have never been exhibited outside of Turkmenistan. These include gold necklaces and semi-precious stones from Gonur (3rd-2nd millennia BC), portraits of rulers and warriors made of unfired clay, and rhytons (drinking vessels) from Nisa, richly decorated with ivory carvings (2nd century BC – 1st century AD).
The exhibition in Rome will run until April of this year.
