Archaeological Museum of Cherchell

Archaeological Museum of Cherchell
	Sculptures in the Museum of Cherchell
Location	Tipaza Province, Algeria.
Type	archaeological museum

The Archaeological Museum of Cherchell is an

archaeological museum located in the center of the seaport town of Cherchell in Tipaza Province, Algeria

.

Characteristics

The Cherchell Museum houses what are widely considered to be some of the best examples of

archaeologists

, a large number of which are on display in the Cherchell Archaeological Museum.

Exhibits include works by Byzantine silversmiths, such as ornately decorated patera (vessels used for drinking), as well as intricately designed mosaics.^[2] It was during the Roman reign over Mauritania in 25 BC, under the leadership of Juba II, that a theater, library and other buildings were established in Cherchell (Caesarea).

Juba II also gathered an impressive collection of artworks, particularly

Roman baths, and Civile Basilica are found on the outskirts of Cherchell.^[3]

Notes

^ "Le musée de Cherchell Tipaza". Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
^ Photograph of Cherchell Museum's wall mosaics (Wikimedia Commons)
^ "Cherchell Museum: Home to Roman and Greek Antiquities". Retrieved 20 February 2013.

References

Gauckler, Paul. Musée de Cherchel. Musées et collections archéologiques de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie. Leroux, 1895
Cherchel, Algeria. Musée de Cherchel. Catalogue du Musée de Cherchel. Adolphe Jourdan, 1902
Rita Amedick, Heide Froning (2012), La Reorganisation Du Musee De Cherchel, Phase I: Le Royaume Numide: Actes De La Conference Du Goethe-institut Algerie Tenue a Alger, De 2 Novembre 2009;
ISBN 3447066105