Head of Warrior
HADB 395Inv. MK 53 ?Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā9
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Description
This warrior wears his hair in loose curls folded back on itself. The facial features are strongly inspired by Western art, on the young and beautiful model of an Apollo. Frowning eyebrows give his eyes a severe depth.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 9
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 53 ?
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 9
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 53 ?
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration