Ancient Orient Museum
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古代オリエント博物館 | |
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]
- 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]
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)