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

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