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Head of Warrior

HADB 351Inv. KM 62.3.9, NKM 04.3.1Bāgh Gaï
Bāgh GaïFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Warrior, Bāgh Gaï, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Bāgh Gaï

Location

Bāgh Gaï70

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Description

This moustached warrior with a shaved chin wears a kind of toque. The lobes of his ears are deformed and have thick, round rings. The facial features, with frowning eyebrows, upward gaze and parted lips, give the figure an emphatic expression, marked by Western influence.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 10cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Bāgh Gaï - 70

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

KM 62.3.9, NKM 04.3.1

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 423, K.p. Ha. 1165.232-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

MIZUNO Seiichi

1963

P. 155-The Ancient Art of Afghanistan

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 82 a-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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