Head of a brahman, possibly god Brahma

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HADB N° : 78
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum Registration Number : MK 113
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 68
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restoration

Description :

Head of a Bodhisattva, possibly Brahma. The face is idealised, round and childlike. He wears his hair long, wavy and raised on his head in a fan-shaped bun. The earlobes are largely deformed.

Observation :

This head is probably the same as the one restored on a bust by Barthoux, fig. 96d / HADB 273.

Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 92 b

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 413, K.p. Ha. 1127.194