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Head of an elderly donor

HADB 321Inv. MK 42, KM 62.3.337, NKM 04.3.21Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of an elderly donor, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān68

Description

This elderly donor of local type wears a turban wrapped around his head. The features are wrinkled, the face idealized. Round earrings in the form of rosettes weigh down the earlobes.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 7.5cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 68

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

MK 42, KM 62.3.337, NKM 04.3.21

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 428, K.p. Ha. 1181.248-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

MIZUNO Seiichi

1963

P. 157-The Ancient Art of Afghanistan

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 73 d-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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