Head of Bodhisattva

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HADB N° : 83
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum
Museum Registration Number : MG 17204
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 67
Dimensions : 14 x 9 x 8 cm
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restoration

Description :

The hair is arranged in round curls on either side of a median line. The bun is encircled by a diadem of rectangular pearls, topped by a pyramidion-shaped pearl. There is a dissymmetry about the eyes; the face is idealised, slightly smiling, with deformed earlobes.

Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 70 e