Afrasiab murals
| Afrasiab murals | |
|---|---|
Detail of the Ambassadors' Painting. | |
| Created | 648-651 CE |
| Discovered | Afrasiyad, Samarkand, Uzbekistan 39°40′09″N 66°59′36″E / 39.669300°N 66.993400°E |
| Present location | Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
| Culture | Sogdian |
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.