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:
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Afrosiab, Christian ossuary |
Afrosiab, Deformed skulls |
Afrosiab, Late pottery |
Afrosiab, Figurine of Anahita |
This museum was visited in 2015