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