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Items on display are included as part of eight galleries, comprising the Portuguese rule in Goa, and also the pre-historic and early historic periods of Goan history. The late Medieval period is well covered. There are also portraits of Governors and Viceroys of colonial Goa. | Items on display are included as part of eight galleries, comprising the Portuguese rule in Goa, and also the pre-historic and early historic periods of Goan history. The late Medieval period is well covered. There are also portraits of Governors and Viceroys of colonial Goa. | ||
Besides this, there are postage stamps, wooden sculptures, pillars and other objects.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.asi.nic.in/asi_museums_oldgoa.asp |title= | Besides this, there are postage stamps, wooden sculptures, pillars and other objects.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.asi.nic.in/asi_museums_oldgoa.asp |title=The Archaeological Museum, Old Goa - Archaeological Survey of India |access-date=9 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810014520/http://asi.nic.in/asi_museums_oldgoa.asp |archive-date=10 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Artificial and natural lighting is used for the display. The larger-than-life statue of the Portuguese epic poet [[Luís de Camões|Luis Vaz de Camoes]] is particularly noteworthy. There are also hero stones, sati stones, Persian and Arabic inscriptions, Portuguese weapons (rifles, swords, daggers). Video shows are available to visitors, and there is a publication sale-counter. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130810014520/http://asi.nic.in/asi_museums_oldgoa.asp The Archaeological Museum, Old Goa, official site] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130810014520/http://asi.nic.in/asi_museums_oldgoa.asp The Archaeological Museum, Old Goa, official site] (archived 10 August 2013) | ||