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Archaeological museum in Tilaurakot, Nepal
Kapilvastu Museum of Nepal
Tilaurakot, Ancient capital of the Shakyas
Established
1962 (Taulihawa, Moved to Tilaurakot in 1985)
Location
Tilaurakot, Nepal
Type
Archaeological museum
Director
Subash Krishna Dangol
Curator
Subash Krishna Dangol
Kapilavastu Museum is a cultural and religious museum in Tilaurakot, Nepal. Kapilavastu is the ancient city of the Sakyas, Sakyamuni Buddha son of Suddhodhan. There are more than 136 archaeological sites in the territory of ancient Kapilavastu. Tilaurākoṭ, Niglihawa, Gotihawa, Arorakot, Sisahaniyakot, Chhetradehi, Sagrahawa, and Pipari, etc. are enriched with ancient art remains and monuments that are discovered. Archaeological findings of Tilaurākoṭ and of other sites are kept in the Kapilavastu Museum.
The museum is operated under the Department of Archaeology of the Nepāl Government. This museum was established in 1962 located on the right bank of the Banaganga River and the western site of Tilaurākoṭ mound. The catalog of displayed objects includes terracotta human figurines, animal figurines, birds, seal and sealing, beads, bangles, dabber, flesh rubber, coins, musical instruments, and chalcolithic objects of Mustang Chhokhopani cave. Copper rings, weapons, painted grey ware pieces, conch and bone balls, teeth of hair, shoulder bone, finger bone, and leg bone are also displayed here.
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(1): 108 Tuladhar, Swoyambhu D. (November 2002), "The Ancient City of Kapilvastu - Revisited" (PDF), Ancient Nepal (151): 1–7 Huntington, John C (1986)...
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