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For the similarly named museum in Istanbul, see Museum of the Ancient Orient. Archaeology museum in Tokyo, Japan
Ancient Orient Museum
古代オリエント博物館
The Ancient Orient Museum is located on the 7th floor of Sunshine City, Tokyo
LocationIkebukuro, Tokyo, Japan
TypeArchaeology museum
Websiteaom-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. It has a collection of Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, and several works of art pertaining to the art of Palmyra and Persia.

Location

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.

Collections

  • Gandhara stone palette Gandhara stone palette
  • Fragment of a Gandhara stone palette Fragment of a Gandhara stone palette
  • Gandhara Poseidon Gandhara Poseidon
  • Gandhara Triton Gandhara Triton
  • Aphrodite at her bath Aphrodite at her bath
  • Indo-Greek festivities Indo-Greek festivities
  • Indo-Parthian king and attendants Indo-Parthian king and attendants
  • Indo-Greek drinking party Indo-Greek drinking party
  • Indo-Parthian man hunting Indo-Parthian man hunting
  • Indo-Parthian revelers Indo-Parthian revelers
  • Indo-Parthian couple Indo-Parthian couple
  • Coin of Cleopatra VII Coin of Cleopatra VII
  • Coin of Huvishka Coin of Huvishka
  • Female figurine, Syria, 5000 BCE Female figurine, Syria, 5000 BCE

See also

References

  1. Hudson, Kenneth; Nicholls, Ann (1985). The Directory of Museums & Living Displays. Springer. p. 589. ISBN 978-1-349-07014-5.
  2. Bierbrier, Morris L. (2008). Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. Scarecrow Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-8108-6250-0.
  3. 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.
  4. Guides, Insight (2020). Insight Guides City Guide Tokyo (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-83905-230-9.
  5. Bierbrier, Morris L. (2008). Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. Scarecrow Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-8108-6250-0.

External links

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