The museum is open from 10 am to 5 pm, and is closed on Fridays.
Old Jail museum in Sangareddy town. Jail of Nizam era.Hyderabad: Tucked in an interior Kondapur village, 15 km from Sangareddy and 78 km from Hyderabad, the little-known museum houses exhibits artefacts retrieved from a nearby ancient mound locally known as Kotagadda (fort mound).
The museum is open from 10 am to 5 pm, and is closed on Fridays.A small museum was established to house the excavated material at the ancient site itself but was later shifted to the present building.
The museum came under the administrative control of ASI in 1952.
It has a rich collection of minor antiquities unearthed from the digs during 1940-1942, which dates back to 2nd century AD.
The museum has a central hall and two galleries in corridors.
The ASI Museum at Kondapur is located 15 km from Sangareddy and 80 km from Hyderabad Along the Hyderabad-Mumbai Highway.In the other galleries, prehistoric tools and fossils are exhibited. Apart from these objects, a couple of sculptures, a Buddhapada, a standing image of a four-armed Vishnu carved on a door jamb and two inscribed storage jars are other interesting pieces in this gallery.
The site was a fortified township of the Satavahana dynasty.
Reaching the museum is not easy either. There are no sign boards en route and even the locals are unaware of it.
But once there, one will be surprised with how well-maintained the museum is. Two attenders take care of the museum guests only need to pay Rs 5 per ticket.
“Few visit the museum since it’s located at a very interior place, it lacks publicity and transport facilities. About 10 people or even less visit the museum daily. Sometimes none,”explains a local.
While the attender gives a pamphlet of the museum, there’s no one to explain the history of the artefacts.
A lower division clerk is in charge, but he is rarely there. Interestingly there is also a gag order from ASI refraining the staff from speaking with the press — only designated PROs are assigned.
Archaeological Museum. Kondapur (Andhra Pradesh)
The site Museum at Kondapur (Late.17.33′ N 78.1’E) is located on a small hillock about one km south of the village of Kondapur in Sangareddy District of Telangana State.
The site Museum at Kondapur (Late.17.33′ N 78.1’E) is located on a small hillock about one km south of the village of Kondapur in Sangareddy District of Telangana State.
The exhibits from this museums are basically retrieved from an ancient mound locally known as Kotagadda (Fort Mound) located at a distance of one km east of the museum.
The site was first explored by the famous Archaeologist Mr. Henry Cousens in the early years of the 19th Century. Subsequently the Department of Archaeology of the erstwhile Hyderabad State under H.E.H. the Nizam of Hyderabad excavated this mound for a couple of seasons from 1940.
The site was first explored by the famous Archaeologist Mr. Henry Cousens in the early years of the 19th Century. Subsequently the Department of Archaeology of the erstwhile Hyderabad State under H.E.H. the Nizam of Hyderabad excavated this mound for a couple of seasons from 1940.
A small museum was established with the excavated material over the ancient site itself which was later shifted to the present building by ASI in 1952.
The Archaeological Museum, Kondapur houses a rich collection of minor antiquities unearthed from the digs of 1940-1942. The museum has a Central hall and two more galleries in enclosed corridors.
In the main hall a good number of antiquities are displayed in wall showcases representing different facets of material culture of the early historic period such as pottery, terracotta figurines, bone and shell objects, metal objects, talismans, pendants, beads, inscribed pottery and coins etc. brick tiles, sharpening stones, moulded bricks and designed panels.
In the other galleries, prehistoric tools and fossils are exhibited. Apart from these objects, a couple of sculptures, a Buddhapada, a standing image of four handed Vishnu carved on a door jamb and two inscribed storage jars are other attractive pieces in this gallery.
The Archaeological Museum, Kondapur houses a rich collection of minor antiquities unearthed from the digs of 1940-1942. The museum has a Central hall and two more galleries in enclosed corridors.
In the main hall a good number of antiquities are displayed in wall showcases representing different facets of material culture of the early historic period such as pottery, terracotta figurines, bone and shell objects, metal objects, talismans, pendants, beads, inscribed pottery and coins etc. brick tiles, sharpening stones, moulded bricks and designed panels.
In the other galleries, prehistoric tools and fossils are exhibited. Apart from these objects, a couple of sculptures, a Buddhapada, a standing image of four handed Vishnu carved on a door jamb and two inscribed storage jars are other attractive pieces in this gallery.
April 26, 2016
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