Samarkand, Archaeological Museum of Afrosiab
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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
Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: northern wall, Chinese boat
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Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: western wall, delegates
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Afrosiab, Persian dish
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Afrosiab, Zoroastrian fire altar
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Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery
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Afrosiab, Sogdian weapons
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Afrosiab, Christian ossuary
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Afrosiab, Deformed skulls
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Afrosiab, Big jar
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Afrosiab, Figurine of Anahita
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Afrosiab, Hellenistic column base
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Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery
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Afrosiab, Hellenistic pilgrim flask
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Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: southern wall, two dromedary riders
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Afrosiab, Late pottery
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Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: southern wall
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