Head of god Brahma, a young brahman or a Bodhisattva

Bāgh Gaï - Figure

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HADB N° : 283
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Findspot : Bāgh Gaï
Number of Findspot : 12
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restoration

Description :

This figure could be the god Brahma, a young brahman or a Bodhisattva. He wears a headdress decorated with a pleated palmette in the shape of a flower. The facial features are idealised, the earlobes deformed.

Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 78 b