Vidisha Museum
Vidisha Museum or Vidisha District Museum is the main museum of the city of Vidisha, ancient Besnagar.[1][2][3]
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Location | Vidisha |
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Coordinates | 23.519738°N 77.816497°E |
Type | Archaeological museum |
Collection size | Jain, Buddhist and Hindu art, sculpture, antiquities |
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Vidisha Yaksha, 2nd century BCE.
The museum has many sculptures, terracottas and coins, especially from the 9th to the 10 th century CE, as well as Harappan art.[2]
A famous statue of a Yaksha, usually dated to the time of the Mauryan Empire or the Sunga Empire, can be seen.[1][4][5]
Address: H.N. 204, Block Colony, NH86, Block Colony, Durga Nagar, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh 464001, India
- Vidisha District Museum Boar (side)
- Vidisha District Museum Canon.
- Vidisha District Museum Chaitya.
- Vidisha District Museum decorated pillars.
- Vidisha District Museum Ganesha.
- Vidisha District Museum pillars.
- Vidisha District Museum Snake Couple.
- Vidisha District Museum Vishnu Head.
- Tirthankar anel, 9th century
- Tirthankar arch, 9th century
References
- Vidisha District Museum
- Hudson, Kenneth; Nicholls, Ann (1985). The Directory of Museums & Living Displays. Springer. ISBN 9781349070145.
- Buddhist Circuit in Central India: Sanchi, Satdhara, Sonari, Andher, Travel Guide. Goodearth Publications. 2010. ISBN 9789380262055.
- Dehejia, Vidya (2009). The Body Adorned: Sacred and Profane in Indian Art. Columbia University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780231512664.
- Elgood, Heather (2000). Hinduism and the Religious Arts. A&C Black. ISBN 9780304707393.
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