State Archaeological Museum
State Archaeological Museum in Kolkata, West Bengal, is an archeological meusium founded in 1962 and has collections including rare tools of the Early, Middle and the Late Stone Ages from Susunia (Bankura) and other sites, proto-historic antiquities from Pandu Rajar Dhibi (Burdwan), terracottas, sculptures, stone and stucco from the Gupta, Maurya, Shunga, Kushana, Pala and Mediaeval times.
 Façade of the State Archaeological Museum, Kolkata | |
Façade of the State Archaeological Museum, Kolkata | |
| Established | 1962[1] |
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| Location | Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), West Bengal[2] |
| Coordinates | 22°29′57.80″N 88°19′04.70″E / 22.4993889°N 88.3179722°E |
There is also a section on ‘Historical Art’ opened in 1963 which displays large number of old terracottas, bronzes, wood-carvings, textiles and manuscripts. Sells several card-sets and other publications; activities include explorations and excavations of historical sites.[3]
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Roopa-Lekhā. Printed at the I.M.H. Press, Chandri Chowk, Delhi, for the Fine Arts & Crafts Syndicate Limited, Delhi. 2001.
- ↑ Susan L. Huntington (1 January 1984). The "Påala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture. Brill Archive. pp. 25–. ISBN 90-04-06856-2.
- ↑ History and Archaeology of Eastern India. Books & Books. 1 January 1998. ISBN 9788185016542.
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