Ancient Orient Museum
古代オリエント博物館 | |
.jpg) The Ancient Orient Museum is located on the 7th floor of Sunshine City, Tokyo | |
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| Location | Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Type | Archaeology museum |
| Website | http://aom-tokyo.com/ |
The Ancient Orient Museum (古代オリエント博物館, Kodai Oriento Hakubutsukan) is a small private museum in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in artifacts of the ancient Near East and Central Asia.[1][2] It has a collection of Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, and several works of art pertaining to the art of Palmyra and Persia.[3][4]
Location[edit]
The Museum is located in the Sunshine City complex in Ikebukuro, at the 7th floor of the Cultural Center (文化会館), and the entrance fee is 900 yen.[5]
Collections[edit]
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Gandhara stone palette -
Fragment of a Gandhara stone palette -
Gandhara Poseidon -
Gandhara Triton -
Aphrodite at her bath -
Indo-Greek festivities -
Indo-Parthian king and attendants -
Indo-Greek drinking party -
Indo-Parthian man hunting -
Indo-Parthian revelers -
Indo-Parthian couple -
Coin of Cleopatra VII -
Coin of Huvishka -
Female figurine, Syria, 5000 BCE
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Hudson, Kenneth; Nicholls, Ann (1985). The Directory of Museums & Living Displays. Springer. p. 589. ISBN 978-1-349-07014-5.
- ^ Bierbrier, Morris L. (2008). Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. Scarecrow Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-8108-6250-0.
- ^ Guide du Routard Tokyo, Kyoto et environs 2020: +Osaka, Hiroshima, et les villes impériales (Japon pas cher !) (in French). Hachette Tourisme. 2019. p. 234. ISBN 978-2-01-118398-9.
- ^ Guides, Insight (2020). Insight Guides City Guide Tokyo (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-83905-230-9.
- ^ Bierbrier, Morris L. (2008). Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. Scarecrow Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-8108-6250-0.
External links[edit]
- Ancient Orient Museum (English)
