Samarkand the Center of the World: Proposals for the Identification of the Afrāsyā̄̄b Paintings by Matteo Compareti
Samarkand the Center of the World: Proposals for the Identification of the Afrāsyā̄̄b Paintings

Matteo Compareti

Sasanika Series #5

Samarkand the Center of the World: Proposals for the Identification of the Afrāsyā̄̄b Paintings

Matteo Compareti

429 pages paperback 2016

1 edition

nonfiction art history
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"In antiquity Samarkand was the capital of the Persian province of Sogdiana. Its language, culture, and "Zoroastrian" religion closely approximated those of the Persians. Following its conquest by Alexander, its strategic position and fertile soil...

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