The museum also displays 200 antique pieces of pottery
and ceramic vases from China and Japan, Kudakkallu (tomb stone), Thoppikkallu
(hood stone), menhirs, granite, laterite memorials, rock cut weapons belonging
to the stone age, wooden temple models. There is an amazing array of plaster
cast models of objects from Mohanjodaro and Harappa of the Indus Valley
civilization of North India. The museum also houses a gallery of contemporary
art.
Paliam gallery in the museum contains the collections
donated by the Paliyathachan's family. Paliyathachan's were hereditary
Prime Ministers to the Cochin Maharaja’s for a long period. This gallery
was opened in 1991. The gallery of cabinet Hall displays royal
furniture's including the 'Simhasana' (the throne or the king's chair).
Exhibits in the numismatic gallery are dinarius (roman
silver coins), punch marked coins, coins during the period British period
etc.
In Portrait gallery, oil portrait of the Maharaja’s of
the Cochin State are exhibited. This gallery also contain certain thanjavur
paintings. Various wood carvings which are part of Enadimangalam
Temple belonging to14th century as well as unique ivory items, wooden
sculptures etc are displayed in Wood Carvings gallery.
Heritage museum which was opened in 1995, exhibits traditional
household utensils, art effects and religious worship materials.
 In weapon gallery and Sculpture gallery, old weapons collected from different
places and stone sculpture s ranging from 10th century up to
18th century are displayed respectively.
Rare bronze and silver items belonging to 14th
- 16th century are displayed in Bronze and metal ware Gallery.
Gallery of porcelain contains about 160 items. This include
porcelain or pots, Chinese dishes, cups etc. The exhibits of Epigraphy
Gallery are stone inscriptions, copper plates, palm leaf records,
grandhas, ’thora’ in goat’s skin in Hebrew language
etc.
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