Mihintale Museum

Mihintale Archaeological Museum
Established 1984
Location Mihintale, Sri Lanka
Coordinates 8°21′20″N 80°30′48″E / 8.3555°N 80.5133°E / 8.3555; 80.5133Coordinates: 8°21′20″N 80°30′48″E / 8.3555°N 80.5133°E / 8.3555; 80.5133
Type Archaeological
Website http://www.archaeology.gov.lk

Mihintale Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Mihintale, Sri Lanka.[1] The museum was built in 1984 and is maintained by Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka.[2]

The museum exhibits archaeological objects found in Mihintale and surrounding areas. It contains bronze figurines, ancient tools, fragments of frescoes and paintings. Another holding is a 9th century gold plated ola leaf manuscript[3] and a model of a relic chamber from a Pagoda.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mihintale Museum (Site)". archaeology.gov.lk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Modernised Mihintale museum opened". dailynews.lk. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mihintale Museum". srilankatravelogue.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Mihintale Museum". mysrilankaholidays.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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