Ancient Orient Museum

For the similarly named museum in Istanbul, see Museum of the Ancient Orient.

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]

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
Location	Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan
Type	Archaeology museum
Website	aom-tokyo.com

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.^[5]

Collections

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

See also

• List of museums in Tokyo

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

• Ancient Orient Museum (English)

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