Head of a Central Asian Figure in a Pointed Cap, 12th–early 13th century, From Iran, Gypsum plaster; modeled, carved, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Stucco-Sculpture, In architecture, sculptures sometimes served as symbolic gate guardians, or in palace reception halls to represent the ruler’s servants. Nothing is known of the exact provenance of this head, which probably came from a complete painted statue
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