Musée de l'histoire et des civilizations de Rabat
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The Musée de l'histoire et des civilizations de Rabat (formerly the Archaeological Museum ) in the city of Rabat ( Arabic متحف الرباط الأثري, DMG Matḥaf ar-Ribāṭ al-aṯarī ) combines the most important finds of the cultures of North Africa that were resident in Morocco . These range from prehistoric and Libyan-Berber steles to Phoenician and Roman artifacts and end with finds from the medieval Islamic period. The exceptionally well-preserved Roman bronze statues from Volubilis are among the museum's treasures.
location
The museum is not far from the Mosquée As Sunna in the new town ( ville nouvelle ) of Rabat, which was laid out during the French protectorate . The Musée Mohammed VI d'art moderne et contemporain , which opened in 2014, is only approx. 200 m away.
history
The museum established during the French protectorate over Morocco was built in the 1920s. Since 1994 it has been housed in a former villa.
Exhibits (selection)
- pre-roman time
- Stela of N'Keila
- Libyan-Berber steles
- Phoenician Tanit steles
- roman period
- Bronze figures from Volubilis
- Marble statue of the Mauritanian King Ptolemy
- Small finds from the Chellah , the ancient sala
- islamic time
- Ceramic finds from the Chellah and other locations
literature
- Arnold Betten: Morocco. Antiquity, Berber Traditions and Islam - History, Art and Culture in the Maghreb. DuMont, Ostfildern 2012, ISBN 978-3-7701-3935-4 , pp. 195f.
See also
Web links
- Archaeological Museum, Rabat - photo + info (French)
- Roman city 'Sala' and Merinidian necropolis 'Chellah' - photos + brief information
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 34 ° 0 ′ 49 ″ N , 6 ° 49 ′ 54 ″ W.