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Bust of Warrior

HADB 422Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Bust of Warrior, Tapa-i Kafarihā, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa-i Kafarihā

Location

Tapa-i Kafarihā7

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Description

This beheaded warrior was in an Atlantean position. His arm is folded over his chest and holds a kind of lasso. He is dressed in a long-sleeved tunic. On his belt hangs a scabbard containing a sword, decorated with a circular medallion.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa-i Kafarihā - 7

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 464, K.p. Ha. 1317.384-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 111 e-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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