Documentation of the Archaeological Gallery of Kasur Museum, Punjab Pakistan

Abstract

Kasur is an ancient city in Pakistan's Punjab province. It is 55 kilometers from Lahore. Kasur is bordered on the south by the District of Okara, on the North by Sheikhupura, and on the East by India.Kasur was established as a District on July 1, 1976, under the reign of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Baba Bulleh Shah, a Sufi saint, is buried in Kasur. He was also a well-known Sufi poet of his time. Rohay Wal (the lost town) was once the main city, and the current city was a suburb of that. It is a place of great antiquity.It is one of the region's oldest settlements, and Xuan Zang (the Chinese traveler) visited it in the 7th century A.D., but it did not appear in history until late in the Muslim period, when it was inhabited as a Pathan colony. These people arrived in the town during the reign of Babar or his grandson Akbar and established a significant principality. In 1999, the Punjab Archaeology Department built the Kasur Museum to preserve the district's cultural heritage. The museum is housed in a historic colonial-era edifice on Ferozepur Road that was originally home to authority offices and apartments. The Kasur Museum has five galleries: an Archaeology gallery, a coinage gallery, an Islamic gallery, a Pakistan movement gallery, and a Kasur craft gallery. The public is not charged an entrance fee to the Kasur Museum. The museum is closed on Wednesday. The Archaeological Gallery exists to entice visitors with its rare fossil samples discovered in the reign of Chakwal's Bin Ameer Khatoon whose age is estimated to be between 8 and 10 million years old. In addition, the museum features ceramics, sculptures, utensils, and weight balances discovered at the Harappa and Chakwal archaeological sites.Other attractions include statues of Buddha and other Hindu gods from the Gandhara period. Tiba Shah Kamal collection are also attractive. It offers us with a wealth of historical information. This research is based upon descriptive analysis of the artifacts on display. Scholar have described the material, description, name, period, and collection sources of the artifacts, as well as the history of the items on display in the archeological gallery. This Research has also discussed the issues with display, background, lighting, and showcases, among other things, as well as a few artifact-related issues.