Taxila Museum - Vici.org

Statue of Maitreya Religious authority, Sculpture
Date:
Category: Indus Civilization
Institution: Taxila, Museum
Place of discovery: Taxila
Collection: Livius

Kushan coin Coin
Date: CE_0030c-CE_0375c
Category: Indus Civilization
Institution: Taxila, Museum
Place of discovery: Taxila
Collection: Livius

Coin of Sophytes Coin
Date: BCE_0325c-BCE_0300c
Category: Indus Civilization
Institution: Taxila, Museum
Place of discovery: Taxila
Collection: Livius

Zeus on a coin of king Antimachus Theos Coin, Deity
Date: BCE_0185c-BCE_0070c
Category: Indus Civilization
Institution: Taxila, Museum
Place of discovery: Taxila
Collection: Livius

Surroundings:

Taxila, Bhir Mound, oldest city, sounding

Taxila, Sirkap, Stupa with a double-headed eagle

Taxila, Jandial, Hellenistic temple, Ionic capital

Taxila, Jandial, Hellenistic temple, door

Taxila, Jandial, Hellenistic temple, naos

Location:

Pakistan, Dhibian
geo:33.746162,72.819328
Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

Museum
visible

Identifiers:

vici:place=19319
livius:museum=taxila-museum

Annotations

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Museum with objects from the excavations in Taxila.

Nearby

Bhir Mound - Ancient Taxila

Iron Age, Achaemenid, early Hellenistic and Mauryan archaeological site of Taxila, after its relocation from Hathial Mound. Excavated by J. Marshall (1913-1925), M. Wheeler (1944-5) and M. Sharif (1966-7).

Hathial mound - Iron Age Taxila

Iron age archaeological site of Gandhara kingdom capital, occupied until Achaemenid conquest. Later included inside the Indo-Greek Taxila. Excavaetd by John Marshall.

Sirkap - Indo-Greek Taxila (1 km)

Hellenistic city, identified with the Indo-Greek Taxila, founed by Demetrius I. Probably rebuilt by Menander I. Later occupied by Indo-Scythians and Indo-Parthians. Abandoned during Kushan rule. Excavated by J. Marshall (1913-1925) & M. Wheeler (1944-5).