Isurumuniya Archaeological Museum is a site museum located in
Isurumuniya
Isurumuniya is a Buddhist temple situated near to the Tissa Wewa (Tisa tank) in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. There are four carvings of special interest in this Vihara. They are the Isurumuniya Lovers, Elephant Pond and The Royal Family.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. It was established in Isurumuni vihara in 1984. The museum is maintained by
Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka.
The museum exhibits some valuable pieces of sculptures found in vihara premises. The most famed sculpture amongst them is the Gupta styled carving of ''Isurumuni lovers'' which belongs to the 5th century. It is believed to have been found from the royal pleasure garden.
The other significant stone sculptures in the museum are the ''royal court'' (or the ''royal family''), the Kavata sculptures, Kuvera Triod, Sculptures of Kinnaras and figures of dwarves.
See also
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List of museums in Sri Lanka
This list of museums in Sri Lanka contains lists of museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic ...
References
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Museums in Anuradhapura District