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