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Bust of Warrior

HADB 416Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Bust of Warrior, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān139

Description

This warrior in a Atlas-like position is very damaged. Part of the architrave he was pretending to support is still visible. The hair is long and falls over the shoulders in fine strands. The soldier looks furious, his eyes exhorbated, his mouth drooping. He is protecting himself with a round shield, decorated with a rough face (according to Barthoux, a Medusa face), the edge of which is highlighted with a listel.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 139

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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