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