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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kidromeo, post: 683166, member: 15085&quot;]<p style="text-align: center"><p style="text-align: left">Assam is located in north-east India.</p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><u> </u></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><u>History</u></b></p> <p style="text-align: center">The museum was instituted in 1940 and has since made every effort to incorporate every aspect of the lifestyles of Assamese community. The reconstructed tribal huts where one can walk right through them and examine them are result of such efforts.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">It is one of the biggest multipurpose museums in the country. The museum has separate sections for archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics and iconography.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Open from 10 am to 5 pm (summer) upto to 4.30 pm (winters) and closed on Mondays, IInd &amp; IVth Saturdays. The museum permits photography only after obtaining permissions.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><u>A Pictorial Walk Through Numismatic Gallery</u></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Assam State Museum (Main Entrance)</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQres1VXHI/AAAAAAAAAw8/aV3Zj-Q96-4/s640/1a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Adjacent Director&#039;s Office</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQreyLVC2I/AAAAAAAAAxA/LpPIR0WBTFI/s640/2a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Two Different Entrance To The Numismatics Gallery</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQre7xdpRI/AAAAAAAAAxE/A9wvqUFcqV0/s512/3a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQrewlLo7I/AAAAAAAAAxI/o498IlxdbsM/s512/4a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Inside The Gallery</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQrfK9-ZUI/AAAAAAAAAxM/vqUmhayI67k/s640/5.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQsFkB5oyI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/NM_o4U2esWE/s640/6.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQsF9-XbXI/AAAAAAAAAxU/mSnjtAF_InQ/s640/7.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Early Minting Process</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQsGEQjVUI/AAAAAAAAAxY/7ITTXzeE1kw/s640/8.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Coin Photographs</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQsGSCtwrI/AAAAAAAAAxc/M6fZxR2rTd8/s640/9.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQtKOJ0ZEI/AAAAAAAAAxk/NZeo4uJrlHo/s640/11.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQsGso-uUI/AAAAAAAAAxg/0_2jOe5kkwA/s640/10.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Coins of Lakshmi Simha</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQtKTWaDoI/AAAAAAAAAxo/2VVSub63hsM/s640/12.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Coins of Gaurinath Simha</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Some Non Assamese Coins</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQtKt2rlwI/AAAAAAAAAxs/wZlAlWM3ljI/s640/13.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Elongated Naga Coins</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_NgXtVYyqsnM/SqQtK7PW9eI/AAAAAAAAAx0/dQssA-hXxLc/s640/15.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Coins of Jayantia Tribes and Tripura</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The lighting, both inside and outside the display cases along with the glass and mirrors (to see reverse of the coins inside the cases) were not conducive for photography.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">If anybody cares, high resolution version of the above photographs will be available in my website&#039;s photo gallery from tomorrow onwards.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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