Bust of Monkey
HADB 439Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā8
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Description
The crudely recessed notches imitate the animal's coat, as can be seen in the Gandharian works depicting the scene of the Monkey Offering.
Observations
J. Barthoux had identified this fragment as the bust of a warrior covered with a roughly figured chain mail.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 8
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 8
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration