Uzbekistan: The Sogdian Molla Kurgan ossuary (a container for human bones); the lower section shows two Zoroastrian priests and the upper section two dancers possibly welcoming the dead to heaven. C. 7th century CE, Afrasiab Museum, Samarkand (photo)
Uzbekistan: The Sogdian Molla Kurgan ossuary (a container for human bones); the lower section shows two Zoroastrian priests and the upper section two dancers possibly welcoming the dead to heaven. C. 7th century CE, Afrasiab Museum, Samarkand (photo)