Sarnath Museum
Museum
Sarnath Museum
The Sarnath Museum is the oldest site museum of the Archaeological Survey of India, located near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It houses a vast collection of over 6,800 sculptures and artifacts excavated from the archaeological site of Sarnath.
The museum was established in 1910 and is renowned for its rich collection of Buddhist art, sculptures, and antiquities.
The museum's architecture is designed to resemble a Buddhist monastery, with galleries and verandahs displaying artifacts dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 12th century AD. Among the most famous exhibits is the Lion Capital of Ashoka, which was originally erected around 250 BCE and later adopted as the National Emblem of India.
The museum also features a 5th-century sculpture of Buddha in meditation, along with various figures of bodhisattvas and other ancient remains.
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