Head of a young donor

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HADB N° : 314
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 95
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restauration

Description :

This damaged head with an idealized face is perhaps that of a donor, a Buddha or a Bodhisattva. The hair is treated in a particular way. The hair is organized in highly stylized curly rolls arranged horizontally, forming "crowns" of superimposed curls.

Observation :

It seems that this head has been recorded twice in the "Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan". The first one on p. 444, K.p. Ha. 1243.310, KM 62-3-411, h = 9.1 cm from a photograph by Mizuno, 1963: 143. The second on p. 445, K.p. Ha. 1247.314 from Barthoux's fig. 70f. The treatment of the hair and the break in the forehead have an identical appearance. However, this can only be confirmed by further examination.

Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 70 f

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 445, K.p. Ha. 1247.314

MIZUNO Seiichi - 1963 - The Ancient Art of Afghanistan - p. 143