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