Head of female Donor
HADB 336Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa Kalān68
Description
This female donor's head is very eroded. The hairstyle is original. The hair is curled, partly gathered in a bun on the top of the head, partly falling along the face in tight curls, a kind of English curl. The face is idealized.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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