Head of a young Donor / or female Donor

Tapa Kalān - Figure


HADB N° : 342
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 68
Dimensions : 4.2 cm
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :

This young face with childlike traits, round face, half-closed eyes and slightly smiling, has a peculiar hairstyle. The two ends of a ribbon loop, rolled into a cone, fall on the forehead, and a strand of hair is twisted back onto the left cheek, while the hair does not appear on the right side. This may be a donor or a female donor.


Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 89 b

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 432, K.p. Ha. 1197.264