The Haḍḍa School of Art: Iconographic Markers
The musicians
7 works
The musicians of the decors: youthful busts, often bare-chested, sometimes set into massive atlas shoulders, beating a drum shaped like a double chalice or an hourglass, plucking a four-stringed guitar with a plectrum, blowing into a conch, a horn with a flared bell or a double flute. The faces range from smiling idealisation to round, childlike features, and several records underline the influence of Western art.
The distinguishing marks
Each mark points to real records that describe it.
The instrument played: drum, guitar, conch, horn or double flute
Youthful or childlike round face, often smiling
Bare-chested, sometimes in atlas position within the decor
Three works to learn to look
这位乐师戴着由两层叠缠形成的头巾，在头顶打结，露出一排环绕面部的圆形卷发。特征理想化。
这位乐师原本处于托举姿态。面部被一排程式化的卷发环绕，表情理想化、温和而微笑，头部微微倾斜。人物正在演奏一把用肩带挂在脖子上的吉他。可以看到四根琴弦，遗憾的是乐器的琴颈已经消失。乐师的右手似乎握着一个尖头物体用于拨弦，可能是某种拨片。
这位乐师面容温和理想化，中等长度的直发。他似乎患有双侧甲状腺肿大，除非这是一种装饰或戴在脖子上的物品。他穿着一件袖子在肘部卷起的衣服，露出前臂，正在演奏一个沙漏形状的手鼓。
Not to be confused with
All identified works
Related figures in the database
- The sleeping musician of the women’s quarters (HADB 452) Search “Musicienne” in the database