Yingpan man

The Yingpan man (Chinese: 营盘美男) is an ancient mummy which was excavated in the Yingpan cemetery located in the northeastern Tarim Basin.

The mummy was 1.98m (6 feet 6 inches) tall, and dates to the 4th-5th centuries CE.

[1] The deceased was wearing luxurious clothes decorated with Hellenistic motifs.

[1][2][3][4] The Yingpan man may have been a Sogdian or more probably an elite member of the Shanshan Kingdom nearby.

[1][5] The mummy is located in the Xinjiang Museum.