Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 84
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG 17166 Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 67 Dimensions : 11 x 7.2 x 5.5 cm Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The curls of the headdress are stylised. The Bodhisattva wears a diadem decorated with rectangular beads. The bun is broken. The face is idealised, round and smiling. The earlobes are deformed and a fold marks the neck.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 72 b