Head of Warrior

Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Pratès
Description
This warrior is wearing a turban with a disc-shaped front clasp. At the back, this cap is decorated with a puff. His hair is treated in beautiful stylised curls, round on the forehead and in the form of rolls around the ears. The earlobes are elongated. He has a moustache and a shaved chin. The tormented features bear the mark of Western influence.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 10.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Pratès
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 44, KM 62.3.377, NKM 04.3.17
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 10.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Pratès
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 44, KM 62.3.377, NKM 04.3.17
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
Part of the themed route