Vidisha Museum

Vidisha Museum or Vidisha District Museum is the main museum of the city of Vidisha, ancient Besnagar.[1][2][3]

Vidisha District Museum
Vidisha District Museum
Location within India
LocationVidisha
Coordinates23.519738°N 77.816497°E / 23.519738; 77.816497
TypeArchaeological museum
Collection sizeJain, Buddhist and Hindu art, sculpture, antiquities
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
  1. Vidisha District Museum
  2. Hudson, Kenneth; Nicholls, Ann (1985). The Directory of Museums & Living Displays. Springer. ISBN 9781349070145.
  3. Buddhist Circuit in Central India: Sanchi, Satdhara, Sonari, Andher, Travel Guide. Goodearth Publications. 2010. ISBN 9789380262055.
  4. Dehejia, Vidya (2009). The Body Adorned: Sacred and Profane in Indian Art. Columbia University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780231512664.
  5. Elgood, Heather (2000). Hinduism and the Religious Arts. A&C Black. ISBN 9780304707393.

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