II. Archaeological Gallery
This gallery is chiefly devoted to the archaeological objects. It includes potsherds, replicas of original artifacts excavated from Kunal, Banawali and other important Harappan sites in Haryana. It also highlights the pottery sequence of ancient Kurukshetra region, antiquities of Dwarka and exquisite stone sculptures ranging from 1st to 10th cent. AD of the greater Kurukshetra and Haryana. Kurukshetra has a rich heritage of art, architecture and culture as revealed by its artifacts in the forms of stone icons, terracottas, potteries and architectural members. The most important sculpture on display is a Kushana sculpture of Ekanamsa recovered from Faridabad belonging to C.1st century AD. Another unique image is of Hari-Pitamaha, made of buff sandstone, C.9th cent. AD. It is a rare composite image of Vishnu and Brahma. The under water excavations at Dwarka and on shore Dwarka coast reveal some important evidences of the submerged city of Dwarka. Both the under water and on shore excavated materials from Dwarka are on display in this gallery. It includes the potsherds of proto-historic and early historical period conch shells, bangles and a seal showing a composite figure of bull, goat and unicorn and two stone anchors. The date of ancient Dwarka or submerged Dwarka is 15th cent. BC as confirmed by the occurrence of Late Indus potteries, conch shells and the late Indus seal and the Late Indus script found on one of the earthen jars so says the excavator Dr. S. R. Rao.