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Head of Female Donor

HADB 331Chakhil-i Ghoundi
Chakhil-i GhoundiFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Female Donor, Chakhil-i Ghoundi, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Chakhil-i Ghoundi

Location

Chakhil-i Ghoundi

Description

This female donor wears a diadem decorated with pearls and jewels, embellished with a shell or a small horn. The hair is brought back to the left side thanks to a tie. On the forehead, the hair is stylized, represented as a twisted roll. She is wearing large ovoid earrings. The face is idealized and smiling.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 7cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Chakhil-i Ghoundi

Conservation location

unknown

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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