Bust of Musician

Tapa Kalān - Figure


HADB N° : 438
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum Registration Number : MK 37
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 54
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :

This musician has a soft, idealized face and straight, medium-length hair. He seems to have a double goitre, unless it is a decoration or an object worn around his neck. He wears a garment with the sleeves rolled up at the elbows, leaving his forearms bare, and plays an hourglass-shaped tambourine.


Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 106 g

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 459, K.p. Ha. 1297.364