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| Located in the main gate of Purana Qila complex,
Field Museum is a small archaeological museum that gives a brief
history of Delhi and Purana Qila. The museum contains articles
mostly excavated in 1955 in the southern area of Purana Qila
as well as during the 1969-1973 excavations campaign. The major
attractions of the museum are the pieces of Painted Grey Ware
pottery and relics dating to around 1000 B.C. that were found
in Purana Qila. It is because of the presence of these articles
that the site of Purana Qila is believed to be the first city
and capital of Pandavas in the great war of Mahabharata. |
| Apart from these the museum houses objects that
were found in the area from the Mauryan to Early Mughal period.
Terracotta figures from the Mauryan period (300 BC), coins belonging
to the period of Muhammad Tughlaq, small stone figurines, glazed
ware and seals of different periods as well as 16th century
Chinese porcelain and glass wine bottles from the Mughal period
are some of them important objects on display. |
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