Head of Warrior
Bāgh Gaï - Figure
HADB N° : 396
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan Museum Registration Number : MK 163 Findspot : Bāgh Gaï
Number of Findspot : 56 Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :
This elderly, toothless warrior wears his hair smooth and short. Some strands fall, tapering, over the forehead and temples; one of them forms a spike on the top of the head. The eyebrows are furrowed in a worried expression.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 89 d
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 428, K.p. Ha. 1182.249