Samarkand, Archaeological Museum of Afrosiab
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Situated on the edge of the Afrosiab excavations in Samarkand (ancient Maracanda), this museum has archaeological finds documenting Prehistory, the Sogdian age, the Hellenistic period, the Kushans, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism, and (on the second floor) the Middle Ages. The room in the center is devoted to the splendid "Frescoes of the Ambassadors".
This museum was visited in 2015.
16 pictures related to this museum
Afrosiab, Sogdian weapons
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Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery
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Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: western wall, delegates
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Afrosiab, Hellenistic column base
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Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery
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Afrosiab, Big jar
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Afrosiab, Zoroastrian fire altar
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Afrosiab, Hellenistic pilgrim flask
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Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: southern wall
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Afrosiab, Christian ossuary
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Afrosiab, Late pottery
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Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: northern wall, Chinese boat
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Afrosiab, Deformed skulls
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Afrosiab, Figurine of Anahita
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Afrosiab, Persian dish
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Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: southern wall, two dromedary riders
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