SculptureAfghan2nd-4th century CE

Head of an Old Man with a Moustache

2nd-4th century CE

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

perhaps from Hadda, Afghanistan

Culture

Afghan

Period

Kushan period, c.100 BCE-250 CE, to Kushano-Sasanian period, c.250-c.500 CE

Century

2nd-4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

5.8 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 7/16 in.)

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