Colombo (National Museum)

Colombo National Museum Albert Crescent, Colombo 07. This was established in 1877. It is best known for the collection of antiques and objects d’art. Over 500,000 publications of Sri Lanka with more than 4,000 palm leaf manuscripts are found in the library of the Museum. Among the exhibits are the regalia of the King of Kandy; ancient and medieval jewelry; rare collection of traditional demon masks, wood and ivory carvings, an exquisite collection of Buddhist and Hindu bronzes, specially from Polonnaruwa Period, reproductions of temple frescoes, Chinaware including VOC plates of the Dutch period, antique furniture, numismatics from the earliest period to modern times, lacquered objects, stone sculpture and stone inscriptions.

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