Gandhara art. Male head in stucco with important remains of polychromy (yellow, red and black) and a beautiful expressiveness. Afghanistan/Pakistan, c. 3rd-5th c. AD. H. 12 cm. For a comparison of the headdress, see the exhibition catalogue Afghanistan, une histoire millénaire, 2002, p. 139, no. 79. Expert : Jean-Sylvain Caillou