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 pottery
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 Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: southern wall
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 Afrosiab, Late pottery
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 Afrosiab, Christian ossuary
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 Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: western wall, delegates
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 Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: northern wall, Chinese boat
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 Afrosiab, Sogdian weapons
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 Afrosiab, Persian dish
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 Afrosiab, Figurine of Anahita
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 Afrosiab, Big jar
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 Afrosiab, Hellenistic column base
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 Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery
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 Afrosiab, Hellenistic pilgrim flask
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 Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: southern wall, two dromedary riders
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 Afrosiab, Deformed skulls
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 Afrosiab, Zoroastrian fire altar
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