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Description:
The
Archaeological Museum of Asturias
(
Spanish
:
Museo Arqueológico de Asturias
;
Asturian
:
Muséu Arqueolóxicu d'Asturies
) is housed in the 16th century Benedictine monastery of
Saint Vicente
in
Oviedo
,
Asturias
,
Spain
. Its findings include collections of the
Asturian
Neolithic
,
Megalithic
,
Bronze Age
,
Iron Age
,
Astur
hill fort
culture,
Roman
period, and of the
Gothic
,
Pre-Romanesque
and
Romanesque
periods of the
Kingdom of Asturias
. The museum also includes sections of Asturian
Ethnography
,
Heraldry
, Medieval and Modern
Epigraphy
, Spanish
Numismatics
, a European Medal Section, and
Armor
.
The facilities are slated to be enlarged soon by the construction of an annex.
The museum falls under the Spanish
Ministry of Education and Culture
but is managed by the Council of Culture of the Government of the Principality of Asturias.
Notable pieces
Vega del Cielo
mosaic
San Miguel de Lillo
altar stone
Santa María del Naranco
altar stone
Doña Gontrodo Petri
sarcophagus (12th century)
See also
List of museums in Spain
Muséu Arqueolóxicu d'Asturies
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