Head of an elderly donor

Tapa Kalān - Figure


HADB N° : 320
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Lime-based Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 27
Dimensions : h = 5.8 cm
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :

This elderly donor wears a turban wrapped around his head and falling down his ear. He is a local character, the turban is of the same type as that of the Afghans today. The face, treated in a realistic way, is wrinkled, the expression is worried: frowns, hollowed cheeks, half-opened mouth.


Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 42

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 428, K.p. Ha. 1180.247