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State Archaeological Museum

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State Archaeological Museum in Kolkata, West Bengal, is an archeological museum 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 Medieval times. It is located at the vicinity of Behala Bazar Metro on Diamond Harbour Road and Nafar Chandra Das Road at Behala behind Siddeshwari Kali Temple

State Archaeological Museum
Façade of the State Archaeological Museum, Kolkata
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Established1962; 62 years ago (1962)[1]
LocationBehala, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), West Bengal[2]
Coordinates22°29′57.80″N 88°19′04.70″E / 22.4993889°N 88.3179722°E / 22.4993889; 88.3179722
Websitewbtourism.gov.in/museums_of_kolkata

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]

The present palatial building was donated by the family of Satyendranath Roy, second son of Rai Bahadur Ambika Charan Roy 1827-1902, especially at the initiative of Rabindranath Roy in the early 1970s.

Entry fee and timing

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The museum charges Rs.20 per person as the entry fee. It remains open from Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 4.30pm.[4]

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Punch-marked coins discovered from Chandraketugarh.
 
Terracotta sculpture
 
Copper plate inscription of Mahendrapala.
 
Bone artefacts
 
Pottery
 
Mithuna, Dampati and Lajjagauri
 
Ivory artefacts
 
Narrative and social scene, discovered from Chandraketugarh
 
A terracotta seal
 
Marichi
 
Terracotta moulds
 
Terracotta Figurines
 
A terracotta plaque
 
Terracotta horse

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Roopa-Lekhā. Printed at the I.M.H. Press, Chandri Chowk, Delhi, for the Fine Arts & Crafts Syndicate Limited, Delhi. 2001.
  2. ^ Susan L. Huntington (1 January 1984). The "Påala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture. Brill Archive. pp. 25–. ISBN 90-04-06856-2.
  3. ^ History and Archaeology of Eastern India. Books & Books. 1 January 1998. ISBN 9788185016542.
  4. ^ "In pictures: State Archaeological Museum makes you delve deep into Bengal's rich history". The Telegraph Online.


 

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