Musician
HADB 436Inv. MG 17218Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānMedallionStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa Kalān37
Description
This medallion shows a musician playing a double flute, represented from three quarters, bare-chested. The hair is half-long, wavy and floating. The face is round, childlike, marked by the influence of Western art.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 9.5cm × L: 11cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Medallion
Site
Tapa Kalān - 37
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17218
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 9.5cm × L: 11cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Medallion
Site
Tapa Kalān - 37
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17218
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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