Head of god Indra or a Bodhisattva
Haḍḍa, lost location - Figure
HADB N° : 267
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Findspot : Haḍḍa, lost location
Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :
This figure could be the god Indra or a Bodhisattva. He is wearing a turban surmounted by a pleated palmette in the form of a flower, in front of which is a pyramidion (or a figure). The hair is rendered in rough furrows. The earlobes are deformed and have curls (flower-shaped?). The face is idealised and smiling.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 78 f