Chinese Bodhisattva Plaque

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 12 December 2018
Chinese Bodhisattva Plaque

This stucco plaque shows the head of Bodhisattva surrounded by a beaded border. From Ming-oi, near Shorchuk, in modern-day China. 6th to 7th century CE. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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). Chinese Bodhisattva Plaque. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9510/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Chinese Bodhisattva Plaque." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 12, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9510/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Chinese Bodhisattva Plaque." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 12 Dec 2018. Web. 17 Nov 2019.

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