Salakta Archaeological Museum

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Salakta Archaeological Museum
المتحف الأثري بسلقطة.
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Musée Salakta
Salakta Archaeological Museum
Established1980 (1980)
Location Salakta, Tunisia
Coordinates 35°23′32″N11°02′56″E / 35.392336°N 11.048764°E / 35.392336; 11.048764
Type Archaeology museum
Collection sizeancient Sullectum art

The Salakta Archaeological Museum is a Tunisian archaeological museum, located in Salakta. Established in 1980, it includes archaeological works from the ancient Sullectum, especially terra cotta, a mosaic pavement representing a gigantic African lion, and amphorae from other sites in the Sahel, Tunisia. [1]

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  1. "AMVPPC : Overview". Agency for the Development Heritage and Cultural Promotion.