Jamahiriya Museum (Red Castle Museum)

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
LibyaDec10 1591.jpg	LibyaDec10 1592.jpg	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
LibyaDec10 1755.jpg	LibyaDec10 1757.jpg	Emperor Lucius Verus, reigned 161-169 AD with Marcus Aurelius	LibyaDec10 1762.jpg
LibyaDec10 1763.jpg	LibyaDec10 1766.jpg	Apollo with lyre	Some coloration remains on this Apollo
Apollo	Mars, god of war	Mars	LibyaDec10 1773.jpg
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LibyaDec10 1777.jpg	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
LibyaDec10 1786.jpg	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	LibyaDec10 1793.jpg	Detail of Roman armor
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Roman mosaic with fish	LibyaDec10 1804.jpg	Cupid fountain	LibyaDec10 1810.jpg
LibyaDec10 1813.jpg	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	LibyaDec10 1831.jpg	LibyaDec10 1832.jpg
LibyaDec10 1834.jpg	Up to the Second Floor of the Jamahiriya Museum	Winged Victory	LibyaDec10 1840.jpg
LibyaDec10 1842.jpg	LibyaDec10 1843.jpg	LibyaDec10 1847.jpg	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
Deo Propitio Hic Pausat Bon E Memorie Turrenti Presbiteri Qui Bixit In Pace An	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	LibyaDec10 1935.jpg	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	LibyaDec10 1975.jpg	LibyaDec10 1983.jpg
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