The Sogdians

Explore the life, art, and influence of the greatest traders of the Silk Roads

Writings on Sogdian art & culture—

Who Were the Sogdians, and Why Do They Matter?

Meet the Sogdians, an ancient Silk Road people whose major influence on world art, culture, and trade has only in the last fifty years begun to be fully understood.

Who Were the Sogdians,

• The Sogdians at Home Art and Material Culture

• Believers, Proselytizers, & Translators Religion among the Sogdians

• The Sogdians Abroad Life and Death in China

• From Nara to Nancy Seeking the Sogdian Abroad

• The (Re)discovery of the Sogdians From Ancient Texts to 3D Scanning

Sogdian Art & Culture in 25 Objects

Explore Sogdian visual culture through some of its most iconic and beautiful objects

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