Samarkand, Archaeological Museum of Afrosiab
Q4306302Situated 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".
There are 16 items in Samarkand, Archaeological Museum of Afrosiab:
Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery |
Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: southern wall |
Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: southern wall, two dromedary riders |
Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: western wall, delegates |
Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: northern wall, Chinese boat |
Afrosiab, Zoroastrian fire altar |
Afrosiab, Sogdian weapons |
Afrosiab, Persian dish |
Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery |
Afrosiab, Hellenistic column base |
Afrosiab, Hellenistic pilgrim flask |
Afrosiab, Big jar |
This museum was visited in 2015