Donor and Monks
Tapa Kalān - Historiated scene
A fragment of a modelling depicting a donor and two monks. The donor is a middle-aged man with short curly hair and a moustache. He is dressed in a garment that covers him completely, complemented with a shawl thrown over his shoulder. The monks accompanying him are shaven, the one in the foreground wearing a saṃghāṭi. The facial features are idealised, round faces with full cheeks and elongated earlobes.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 96 g
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 381, K.p. Ha. 1011.78