Mihintale Museum
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| Established | 1984 |
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| Location | Mihintale, Sri Lanka |
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| Type | Archaeological |
| Website | http://www.archaeology.gov.lk |
Mihintale Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Mihintale, Sri Lanka.[1] The museum was built in 1984 and is maintained by Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka.[2]
The museum exhibits archaeological objects found in Mihintale and surrounding areas. It contains bronze figurines, ancient tools, fragments of frescoes and paintings. Another holding is a 9th century gold plated ola leaf manuscript[3] and a model of a relic chamber from a Pagoda.[4]
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