Bone Plaque From Begram. Kapisa Province.

1981
Some scenes were incised on bone (h. 8 cm), but the subjects were the same. Here the courtesan holds a cup in her left hand while sitting on a wicker stool with a cushion. The details of the wicker stool, earrings and the numerous bracelets, the girdle and heavy anklets are very clear, as is the prominent hair-do that is almost identical in all the plaques. Traces of red and black color were also sometimes found.
Photo: Louis Dupree from Rice and Rowland, Art in Afghanistan: Objects from the Kabul Museum, 1971

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Image Size: 4167x6101 / 5.5MB; 1981 Afghanistan Kapisa Begram Bone Plaque Incised Subjects Courtesan Earrings Girdle Anklets Louis Dupree Rowland Objects Kabul Museum Slide LD 1981 02050
Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM II: CE (Common Era)

1981<br />
Some scenes were incised on bone (h. 8 cm), but the subjects were the same. Here the courtesan holds a cup in her left hand while sitting on a wicker stool with a cushion. The details of the wicker stool, earrings and the numerous bracelets, the girdle and heavy anklets are very clear, as is the prominent hair-do that is almost identical in all the plaques. Traces of red and black color were also sometimes found. <br />
Photo: Louis Dupree from Rice and Rowland, Art in Afghanistan: Objects from the Kabul Museum, 1971