Head of Warrior

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HADB N° : 359
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum Registration Number : MK 72, KM 63.3.410, NKM 04.3.48
Findspot : Bāgh Gaï
Number of Findspot : 56
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restauration

Description :

This warrior takes on the features of a Western male deity, Poseidon/Neptune or Zeus/Jupiter. The hair is treated in short, freely waved locks. He wears a moustache and a beard, combed outwards on either side of a median parting. The eyebrows are furrowed and the eyes squinted. The look and the posture, with the neck stretched forward and the head forward, give him a ferocious look.

Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 93 c

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 420, K.p. Ha. 1155.222