Sculptured Pebble. Aq Kupruk. Balkh Province.

1973
A limestone pebble 6 cm. high from Aq Kupruk II, dating from the Upper Palaeolithic (15th century BCE) was carved with a human face. This work of art is one of the earliest representations of man by man and is possibly the oldest specimen of its king in Asia.
Photo: Life Magazine, New York.

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Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM I - BCE (Before Common Era)

1973<br />
A limestone pebble 6 cm. high from Aq Kupruk II, dating from the Upper Palaeolithic (15th century BCE) was carved with a human face. This work of art is one of the earliest representations of man by man and is possibly the oldest specimen of its king in Asia. <br />
Photo: Life Magazine, New York.