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Sanchi Archaeological Museum, Sanchi, India
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The Archaeological Museum Sanchi was established on a hilltop, in 1919, by Sir John Marshall. Subsequently, the Archaeological Survey of India acquired a college building at the foothills of Sanchi Stūpa and got the exhibits shifted to the new building in the year 1966 and in the same year the museum was opened for the public. The museum comprises a main hall and four galleries besides exhibits in the verandah and a few in open courtyards. Nearby if the John Marshall House, which was used by John Marshall when he was engaged in his excavations at the site.
The exhibits represent six cultural periods i.e. Mauryan, Sunga, Satavahana, Kushana, Gupta and post-Gupta period (circa 300 BCE–1200 CE). Among the objects of Mauryan period, the magnificent Lion Capital of Asoka, with its remarkable mirror-like luster is most noteworthy. If you would like to read Sir John Marshall’s Guide to Sanchi, you can download it here 25MB.
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