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|caption = Sanchi Archaeological Museum | |caption = Sanchi Archaeological Museum | ||
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|map_caption = Sanchi Archaeological Museum | |map_caption = Sanchi Archaeological Museum | ||
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|established = | |established = 1919 | ||
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|location = [[Sanchi Town]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India, Asia | |location = [[Sanchi Town]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India, Asia | ||
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|website = | |website = https://asi.nic.in/museum-sanchi/ | ||
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The '''Sanchi Archaeological Museum''' is a museum near the archaeological site of [[Sanchi]]. It houses various artifacts which | The '''Sanchi Archaeological Museum''' is a museum near the archaeological site of [[Sanchi]]. It houses various artifacts which were found in the nearby Buddhist complex.<ref>[https://asi.nic.in/museum-sanchi/ Archaeological Survey of India]</ref><ref>[http://www.sanchi.org/archaelogical-museum.html Sanchi Archaeological Museum page]</ref> It was established in 1919, by [[John Marshall (archaeologist)|John Marshall]], the then director of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]]. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:Lion pillar capital at Sanchi Joseph Beglar 1875.jpg|Remains of one of the [[Pillars of Ashoka]], displayed at the museum. | File:Lion pillar capital at Sanchi Joseph Beglar 1875.jpg|Remains of one of the [[Pillars of Ashoka]], displayed at the museum. | ||
Revision as of 13:19, 10 October 2021
 Sanchi Archaeological Museum | |
Sanchi Archaeological Museum | |
  Sanchi Archaeological Museum | |
| Established | 1919 |
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| Location | Sanchi Town, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia |
| Coordinates | 23°28′46″N 77°44′23″E / 23.47941°N 77.739616°E |
| Type | Archaeological |
| Website | https://asi.nic.in/museum-sanchi/ |
The Sanchi Archaeological Museum is a museum near the archaeological site of Sanchi. It houses various artifacts which were found in the nearby Buddhist complex.[1][2] It was established in 1919, by John Marshall, the then director of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Gallery
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Remains of one of the Pillars of Ashoka, displayed at the museum. -
Avalokitesvara Head. Sandstone. Circa 12th Century CE. -
Sanchi capital of Ashoka. -
Sanchi capital of Ashokan pillar. -
Gupta capital. -
Sanchi Pillar 35 Vajrapani statue. -
Buddha 400-500 CE. -
Naga in human form 400-500 CE.
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