Head of Warrior

Tapa Kalān - Figure


HADB N° : 378
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 69
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :

The soldier is wearing a turban with a chinstrap under his chin. The face is very eroded and idealized. The figure is chubby and mustachioed, his half-open mouth giving him a stupefied expression.


Observation :

This head, which was kept in the Kabul Museum, has disappeared.


Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 109 d

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 453, K.p. Ha. 1276.343