Head of a young donor

Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Description
This head of a donor with an idealized profile has a soft and smiling expression. Very damaged, he wears a circular or semi-circular ornament on his forehead, decorated in its center by a rosette. The state of preservation of the work makes it difficult to determine whether this ornament itself was part of a tiara or whether it was placed directly on the hair.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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