Let’s watch report on Archaeological Museum of Shahr-e Kord

Let’s watch a report on Archaeological Museum of Shahr-e Kord in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.

The archaeological museum of Shahr-e Kord is located in the historic center of the city.

The current building of the museum, which was once a public bath, was built in 1947. It was used as a museum and after being enlarged and restored in 2003.

The building, with an area of ​​620 square meters, includes two small and large bathrooms.

The circular stone columns with deep grooves, the floor covered with white and turquoise tiles, the multilateral stone bathtub in the center and deep pools on its three sides with stone seats with arches used as a dressing room, are among the architectural peculiarities of the building.

The museum displays 320 historical objects in three sections: prehistoric, historical period and Islamic period including various types of coins, earthenware crockery, seals, stone epigraphs, tombstones, vases, spearheads, jewelry, carpets, manuscripts, tools for hunting and statues.

The brick epigraph belonging to the seventh millennium BC is among the oldest objects preserved in this museum.

Shahr-e Kord is the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. It is the largest city in the province.

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