Afrasiab murals
Instance of Sogdian art in Samarkand, Uzbekistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Afrasiab murals, also called the Paintings of the Ambassadors, is a rare example of Sogdian art. It was discovered in 1965 when the local authorities decided to construct a road in the middle of Afrāsiāb mound, the old site of pre-Mongol Samarkand. It is now preserved in a special museum on the Afrāsiāb mound.
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Created | 648-651 CE |
Discovered | Afrasiyad, Samarkand, Uzbekistan 39.669300°N 66.993400°E / 39.669300; 66.993400 |
Present location | Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
Culture | Sogdian |
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