Head of female Donor

Tapa Kalān - Figure


HADB N° : 336
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 68
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :

This female donor's head is very eroded. The hairstyle is original. The hair is curled, partly gathered in a bun on the top of the head, partly falling along the face in tight curls, a kind of English curl. The face is idealized.


Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 94 c

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 445, K.p. Ha. 1246.313