Lightboxes
Panier
alb5465946

China: About two thousand years old, Yingpan man died at around thirty and was buried in elaborate clothing with a gold face mask.

The best preserved of the corpses discovered at the cemetery at Zaghunluq in the Tarim Basin, is the 'Yingpan Man'. The two metres tall, 2,000 year old Caucasian mummy was discovered in 1995. His face was blond and bearded and was covered with a gold foil death mask; he also wore an elaborate golden embroidered red and maroon wool garments with images of fighting. His head rests on a pillow in the shape of a crowing cockerel. The Zaghunluq cemetery contained 29 mummies, dating from 1800-500 BC.
Partager
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Ajouter à une autre Lightbox

Ajouter à une autre Lightbox
add to lightbox print share
Avez-vous déjà un compte? S'identifier
Vous n'avez pas de compte ? S'inscrire
Acheter cette image
Chargement...
Titre:
China: About two thousand years old, Yingpan man died at around thirty and was buried in elaborate clothing with a gold face mask.
Légende: Voir la traduction automatique
The best preserved of the corpses discovered at the cemetery at Zaghunluq in the Tarim Basin, is the 'Yingpan Man'. The two metres tall, 2,000 year old Caucasian mummy was discovered in 1995. His face was blond and bearded and was covered with a gold foil death mask; he also wore an elaborate golden embroidered red and maroon wool garments with images of fighting. His head rests on a pillow in the shape of a crowing cockerel. The Zaghunluq cemetery contained 29 mummies, dating from 1800-500 BC.
Crédit:
Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group
Autorisations:
Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
Questions sur les droits?
Taille de l'image:
3312 x 5329 px | 50.5 MB
Taille d'impression:
28.0 x 45.1 cm | 11.0 x 17.8 in (300 dpi)
Mots clés: