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