Samarkand, Archaeological Museum of Afrosiab
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.
15 pictures related to this museum
 Deformed skulls |
 Sogdian weapons |
 Ambassadors Fresco: southern wall |
 Persian dish |
 Ambassadors Fresco: southern wall, two dromedary riders |
 Sogdian pottery |
 Ambassadors Fresco: western wall, delegates |
 Hellenistic column base |
 Hellenistic pilgrim flask |
 Zoroastrian fire altar |
 Samarkand, Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery |
 Late pottery |
 A big jar (dolium) |
 Christian ossuary |
 Ambassadors Fresco: northern wall, Chinese boat |