Entrance to the Jamahiriya Museum |
"Museum of the Red Fort" |
Map of the Jamahiriya Museum |
Libyan mausoleum from Ghirza |
Upper level of the Libyan mausoleum from Ghirza |
Medieval Tripoli with moat and the Red Fort alone on an island |
Roman mosaic on the right side as you enter the Jamahiriya Museum |
Gladiator mosaic, 2nd C. AD |
Gladiator mosaic, 2nd C. AD |
Gladiator mosaic, 2nd C. AD |
Gladiator mosaic, 2nd C. AD |
Central portion of the mosaic depicting various fish |
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Apollo |
Apollo |
Roman copy of a famous Greek statue |
Roman copy of a famous Greek statue - there's another at the British Museum |
Athlete tying a ribbon around his head |
Golden staff topped with the Libyan Eagle |
Jeep used by Gadhafi |
Map of Libya in the entrance hall of the Jamahiriya Museum |
Gadhafi's famous blue VW Beetle |
Petrified tree trunk from the Libyan Sahara in the Prehistoric Era gallery |
Prehistoric Acheulian hand ax |
Prehistoric cave painting of hunters armed with bows |
Ancient pottery - 8000 to 3750 BC |
Artists rendition of prehistoric man in a greener Libya |
The Tashwinat Mummy - remains of a 5800 year old child discovered in 1958 |
Cast of prehistoric rock art from Jebel Acacus- crocodile |
Cast of prehistoric rock art - giraffe |
Copy of prehistoric cave painting - hunters, part of a wedding scene |
Copy of prehistoric cave painting - camels |
Early Libyan tribes - the Garama, 4th C. BC |
Libyan Garama cave painting of an early chariot |
Cast taken from the Slonta Temple of an indigenous Libyan culture |
Ghirza carving with men and camels |
Statue from the Phoenician/Punic era |
Carved heads from the Phoenician/Punic era |
Statue from the Phoenician/Punic era |
Symbol of the Punic goddess Tannit |
Dionysos with Faun |
Dionysus |
Faun by the side of Dionysus |
Dionysos with Faun |
Fortuna |
Model of the Temple of Zeus from Cyrene |
Model of the ancient Greek settlement at Cyrene |
Ancient pottery from the Greek colonies of Cyrenaica, eastern Libya |
Ancient Greek pottery, Cyrene |
Ancient Greek pottery, Cyrene |
Persephone, wife of Hades, Queen of the Underworld |
Persephone, wife of Hades, depicted with a face |
Persephone, wife of Hades, depicted without a face when she's in the Underworld |
The Three Graces from Cyrene |
The Three Graces, Jamahiriya Museum |
Detail of the of the Three Graces |
Martial statue of Athena, goddess of Wisdom |
Statue of Athens from Cyrene |
Owl, symbol of wisdom, on the arm of Athena |
Leptis Magna Gallery |
Bust of Germanicus |
Germanicus (16 BC-19 AD), adoptive son of Tiberius, brother of Claudius and father of Caligula |
Mosaic of the Four Seasons from Leptis Magna |
Mosaic of the Four Seasons from Dar Bouk A'meer in Zliten |
One of the Four Seasons |
One of the Four Seasons |
Roman mosaic of threshing the harvest |
Cult statue from the Temple of Ceres Augusta with features of Livia, mother of Tiberius |
Roman Emperor Tiberius (r. 16-37 AD) |
Roman mosaic - Medusa |
Livia, wife of Augustus, mother of Tiberius |
Bust of Livia, wife of Augustus |
Roman Emperor Augustus (Octavian) |
Roman Emperor Augustus (Octavian) |
Roman Emperors Claudius & Tiberius, Leptis Magna gallery |
Emperor Claudius (r. 41-54 AD) |
Emperor Tiberius (r. 14-37 AD) |
Emperor Tiberius (r. 14-37 AD) |
Vipsania Agrippina, wife of Tiberius |
Venus (Aphrodite) |
Roman mosaic with birds |
Roman mosaic with Pegasus |
Cybele, Mater Magna |
Cybele, Mater Magna |
Venus and Cupid |
Cupid riding a dolphin |
The goddess Roma |
Venus (Aphrodite) raising her veil |
Venus (Aphrodite) raising her veil |
Venus (Aphrodite) raising her veil found at Leptis Magna |
Artemis (Diana), the huntress |
Ephesian Artemis from Leptis Magna |
Ephesian Artemis from Leptis Magna |
Leptis Magna gallery |
Imperial bust |
Female bust from the Roman period |
Male torso, Roman period |
Mosaic from Roman Oea, the ancient settlement that is now Tripoli |
Beautifully crafted centerpiece of the Oea mosaic floor |
Centerpiece of the Oea mosaic viewed from above |
Oea mosaic floor from the upper gallery |
Oea mosaic floor from the upper gallery |
Greek hero Meleager |
Meleager, one of the Argonauts |
Meleager, Roman copy of 4th C. BC Praxiteles original |
Meleager, found at the Hadrianic Baths |
Meleager, one of the Argonauts |
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Emperor Lucius Verus, reigned 161-169 AD with Marcus Aurelius |
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Apollo with lyre |
Some coloration remains on this Apollo |
Apollo |
Mars, god of war |
Mars |
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Sabratha Room, Jamahiriya Museum |
Sabratha Room, Jamahiriya Museum |
Sabratha mosaics |
Fishing mosaic, Sabratha room |
Fishing mosaic, Sabratha room |
Mosaic floor with boats, Sabratha room |
Roman mosaic, Sabratha room |
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Mosaic of Orpheus playing music charming wild beasts |
Six mosaic panels with fish and birds |
Mosaic of a Roman port |
Mosaic of a trireme, an ancient galley |
Mosaic with cupids riding dolphins and one using a cloth to sail and amphora |
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Detail of Roman armor |
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Roman mosaic with fish |
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Cupid fountain |
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Model of ancient Sabratha |
Model of ancient Sabratha |
Fishing mosaic with a giant sea serpent |
Hunting mosaic |
Hunting mosaic |
Geometric mosaic, Roman period |
Geometric mosaic, Roman period |
Roman mosaic of a lion hunt |
Lion hunt mosaic |
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Up to the Second Floor of the Jamahiriya Museum |
Winged Victory |
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Ancient amphorae |
Engraving of the Arch of Septimus Severus at Leptis Magna |
Inscription found on the Arch of Septimus Severus |
Relief carving from the Arch of Septiums Severus at Leptis Magna |
The sacrifice of a bull, Arch of Septimus Severus |
Leading a bull to sacrifice, Arch of Septimus Severus, Leptis Magna |
Reliefs from the Arch of Septimus Severus |
Reliefs from the Arch of Septimus Severus |
Reliefs from the Arch of Septimus Severus |
Reliefs from the Arch of Septimus Severus |
Nike, Arch of Septimus Severus |
Nike, winged victory, Arch of Septimus Severus |
Nike, winged victory, Arch of Septimus Severus |
Septimus Severus riding a chariot, frieze of the Arch of Septimus Severus |
Septimus Severus riding a chariot, frieze of the Arch of Septimus Severus |
Septimus Severus and his son, Caracalla |
Christian inscription from a Byzantine site in Libya |
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Bronze lamp |
Oil lamps |
Part of a large collection of bronze Roman coins |
Coins of the Emperor Claudius, r. 41-54 AD |
Bronze coins of Gordianus Pius |
Third floor - Islamic Era in Libya |
Holy Quran, Jamahiriya Museum |
Blue and white dish, Islamic era |
Model of a mosque |
Model of a mosque |
Engraving of ruins in the desert dated 1826 |
Engraving of ruins in the desert dated 1826 |
World Map of the Geographers of Caliph Al-Ma'mun (r. 813-833 AD) |
World Map of the Geographers of Caliph Al-Ma'mun (r. 813-833 AD) |
The medina of Tripoli and the Red Castle in the Ottoman era |
Model of the Red Castle, Tripoli |
Interior of a traditional home from Ghadames |
A traditional dwelling in Tripoli |
Traditional Libyan kitchen |
Silver ornaments and slippers for women from the Islamic era |
Woman working a weaving loom while others prepare the thread |
Wedding dress |
Gallery of traditional women's clothing |
Gallery of traditional women's clothing |
Gallery of traditional women's clothing |
...a blonde... |
...good model for pirate outfit... |
Gallery of traditional women's clothing |
Large diorama of a desert encampment |
Large diorama of a desert encampment |
Basket weaving |
Figurine of an Arab scholar |
Olive oil press |
The oil is sorted into 3 grades - lamp oil, cooking oil, massage oil |
Household wares |
Men's majlis with Libyan Berber carpets |
Men's majlis with Libyan Berber carpets |
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Three volumes of Qadhafi's Little Green Book |
Omar al-Mukhtar, leader of the anti-Italian resistance 1912-1931, now on the Libyan 10 Dinar note |
Omar al-Mukhtar during his capture prior to his execution on 16 Sept 1931 |
Eyeglasses of resistance hero Omar al-Mukhtar |
Medal awarded for resisting the Italian |
Medal for Libyan Resistance |
Muamar Qadhafi in 1969 |
Model of the Dome of the Rock in mother of pearl |
Ornamental sword and case |
Model of the headquarters of Libyan Arab Airlines |
Post-revolutionary advances in transportation |
Qadhafi's Little Green Book |
Hallway leading from the Revolutionary Galleries to the Natural History Galleries |
Document with Qadhafi and the Green Book |
Early example of Qadhafi's Pan-Arabism |
Document from the Libyan Air Force |
Document from the Libyan Air Force |
An interesting depiction of the timeline of natural history |
Distribution of Libyan wildlife |
Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia) |
Dorcas Gazelle (Gazella dorcas) |
Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) |
Cheetah, nearly extinct in the wild in Libya |
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Camel fetus |
Two-headed sheep |
Two bodied calf |
Two headed calf |
Two headed calf |
Vultures - Libyan bird gallery |
Long Legged Buzzard (Buteo ferox) |
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) |
Whale gallery |
Ocean Sun Fish |
Terrace of the Red Castle Museum - good place for harbor views |