Bust of Musician
HADB 435Inv. MK 236 ?Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Description
The upper face and hands of this musician inspired by Western art are broken. The figure with the round, childlike face had curly hair. Bare-chested and full, his cheeks puff out as he blows into a conch shell held in both hands.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 236 ?
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 236 ?
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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