Description:
Head of bearded man with pointed cap or helmet which has cheek pieces up. Clay: pale buff and fine; paint: black for hair, beard, eyes and eyebrows, mustache and goatee; pale orange for flesh and cap/helmet; cap decorated with incised circles, hair with incised striations. Lower part on neck formed into tenon for insertion into separate body. Object was hand-formed and has solid core

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; heads; sculpture; male; men; hats; hairstyles

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