Ivories From Begram. Kapisa Province.

1981
One of three incised small plaques alternating with spindles on the side of the jewel box showing an animal figure with a male head wearing a pill box hat and clutching his bosom (h. 6.8 cm). Along the right edge panel is an elegant female girdled with a flowing mantle standing in a dancing mode. Her hair-do is very perky, her earrings spectacular and one can almost hear the clank of her heavy anklets as she dances.
Photo: Louis Dupree from Rice/Rowland Art in Afghanistan: Objects from the Kabul Museum, 1971

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Image Size: 6345x4238 / 5.4MB; 1981 Afghanistan Kapisa Begram Ivories Plaques Jewel Box Animal Figure Male Head Pill Box Hat Louis Dupree Rowland Objects Kabul Museum Slide LD 1981 02046
Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM II: CE (Common Era)

1981<br />
One of three incised small plaques alternating with spindles on the side of the jewel box showing an animal figure with a male head wearing a pill box hat and clutching his bosom (h. 6.8 cm). Along the right edge panel is an elegant female girdled with a flowing mantle standing in a dancing mode. Her hair-do is very perky, her earrings spectacular and one can almost hear the clank of her heavy anklets as she dances.<br />
Photo: Louis Dupree from Rice/Rowland Art in Afghanistan: Objects from the Kabul Museum, 1971