AP State Archaeology Museum
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| Established | 1930 |
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| Location | Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Telangana State Archeology Museum or Hyderabad Museum is a museum located in Hyderabad, India. It is the oldest museum in Hyderabad state. Archeologist Henry Cousens first explored the site in the beginning of the 19th century, and around 1940 the mound was excavated under the supervision of Nizam of Hyderabad. The excavated items were placed in a museum built on the ancient site. In 1952, the museum's contents were moved to the current build, under the administrative control of Archaeological Survey of India.
In 1930, VII Mir Osman Ail Khan, wanted to preserve the Hyderabad's state's heritage, had named the museum as Hyderabad Museum.
It was named as Andhra Pradesh State Archeology Museum in 1960.
This museum's main attraction is its Egyptian mummy, which was brought in 1930 to Hyderabad by the son-in-law of VI Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan, and donated to the last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. He reportedly bought it for 1000 pounds.
There is a huge gallery on Buddha dating back to last century. The museum has a wide variety of archaeological artifacts from the Nizam, Kakatiya dynasty.
Gallery
Chariot
Bronze idols
Kakatiya mandapam
Buddha stupa
Mahavira Statue, 12th Century
Coordinates: 17°23′06″N 78°29′12″E / 17.385044°N 78.486671°E
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