Head of Warrior
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā1
Description
This warrior has a similar appearance to warriors wearing a Phrygian bonnet, but is devoid of it. The face is surrounded by a "crown" of hair in the form of flames. On the rest of the head, the hair is straightened. The expression is full of passion and pathetic: the face is twisted in relation to the neck, the eyebrows are furrowed, the eyes are worried, the lips are half-open in a frightened or emotional pout.
1928 / today
Excavation photograph by Jules Barthoux (1928) juxtaposed with a recent photograph by Alexandra Vanleene.
Comparative study
HADB n° 365, 366, 368, 369.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 10cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 1
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17280
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 10cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 1
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17280
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic Reference
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