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Head of Warrior

HADB 379Inv. MK 81 ?Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Warrior, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān54

Description

This young soldier is wearing a cap with a spiral and a chinstrap. The smooth, medium-length hair, caught in the chinstrap, covers his ears. The face is idealized. Chubby and smiling, he bows his head with an amused look.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 6cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 54

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

MK 81 ?

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 435, K.p. Ha. 1210.277 a & b-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 104 e & 106 e-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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