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Head of Warrior

HADB 358Inv. KM 62.3.413, NKM 04.3.14Pratès
PratèsFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Warrior, Pratès, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Pratès

Location

Pratès

Description

This warrior takes on the features of a Western male deity, Poseidon/Neptune or Zeus/Jupiter. The voluminous hair is treated in short, smooth locks. He wears a moustache and a thick beard, arranged in thick symmetrical locks. The facial features depict an elderly man. His eyebrows are furrowed, his gaze worried, his mouth drooping, his expression is full of pathos. His head seems to be tucked into his shoulders, his head tilted slightly forward, but his neck is not visible. Perhaps he was placed in an Atlas-like position.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Pratès

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

KM 62.3.413, NKM 04.3.14

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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