Sogdian Afrasiab murals painted in Samarkand

Period

c. AD 660

Region

Central Asia

Place

사마르칸트

Category

Culture

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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Earlier and later events nearby

1. c. AD 660Sogdian Afrasiab murals painted in SamarkandThis page
2. AD 705–715Qutayba ibn Muslim conquers Transoxiana
3. AD 751Battle of Talas
4. AD 819Rise of the Samanid Empire

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