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title: Archaeological Museum of Cherchell, Algeria
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16970/archaeological-museum-of-cherchell-algeria/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-01-31
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# Archaeological Museum of Cherchell, Algeria
_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16970.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Archaeological Museum of Cherchell in Algeria is located in the centre of the seaport town of Cherchell in Tipaza Province, Algeria. Constructed in 1908 and made up of four galleries opening onto a patio, the museum contains an extraordinary collection of sculptures, some of the finest in the country. The whole collection was discovered in the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) itself (the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) town of [Caesarea](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Caesarea/) in [Mauretania](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mauretania/)) from 1840 onwards.
Among many highlights are marble busts of [Juba II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Juba_II/) and [Cleopatra](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/cleopatra/) [Selene](https://www.worldhistory.org/Selene/), a colossal statue of a [Roman emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/), probably [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) or [Claudius](https://www.worldhistory.org/claudius/), and a statue of a naked [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) in the finest white marble (a copy of a 5th-century BCE [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) original), believed to be by the master [Phidias](https://www.worldhistory.org/Phidias/). The collection of mosaics is equally stunning and includes a Roman [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) depicting the [Triumph](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Triumph/) of [Dionysus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dionysos/), the [Three Graces](https://www.worldhistory.org/Graces/) and the Labours of the Fields.
## About the Author
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work
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Raddato, C. (2023, January 31). Archaeological Museum of Cherchell, Algeria. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
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