Archaeological museum is Lothal located in the Ahmedabad district of Gujarat. The museum was established in 1976 to preserve the material, which were excavated during 1950's.The museum is divided into three galleries.
The first gallery exhibits a wonderful model of Harappan city of Lothal. The second gallery contains terracotta ornaments, replicas of seal and sealing, shell and ivory objects, copper and bronze objects, tools and potteries, beads, etc. The third gallery exhibits human figurines, weights, painted potteries, objects recovered from burials and ritual objects, miniature potteries, bricks etc. The museum also has its own library. The museum is open on all days from10 A.M. to 5 P.M except, Fridays.
(Last Updated on : 13-06-2014)
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