Khotan Terracotta Woman with Long Hair

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 12 December 2018
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The oasis state of Khotan with its capital at Yotkan, south of Taklamakan desert, was a prosperous and powerful kingdom. Excavations have yielded many terracotta figures and ceramics of a Hellenistic style adopted from Iran. There are virtually no similarities with artifacts from Central China. From Yotkan, capital of the kingdom of Khotan, modern Xingjian province, 2nd to 3rd century CE. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, December 12). Khotan Terracotta Woman with Long Hair. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9502/khotan-terracotta-woman-with-long-hair/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Khotan Terracotta Woman with Long Hair." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 12, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9502/khotan-terracotta-woman-with-long-hair/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Khotan Terracotta Woman with Long Hair." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Dec 2018. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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