page_title: The Asiatic Society
section_title: Museum
hierarchical_section_title: The Asiatic Society / Museum
caption_attribution_description: English: Bhabruh inscription
context_page_description: The Asiatic Society was founded by civil servant Sir William Jones on 15 January 1784 in a meeting presided over by Robert Chambers, Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William at the Fort William in Calcutta.
context_section_description: The museum of the Society was founded in 1814 under the superintendence of Nathaniel Wallich. The rapid growth of its collection is evident from its first catalogue, published in 1849. By 1849 the Society had its own museum consisting of inscriptions in stone and metal, icons, old coins and Sanskrit manuscripts etc.
caption: The Bairat Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka (circa 250 BCE) is visible at the Asiatic Society. Image of the full display.
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