Head of brahman
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 301
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Dimensions : 7 cm Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :
This character with an idealized face could be a brahman or a Bodhisattva, but in this case, he would lack ornaments. The mass of hair, falling on either side of a median part, forms a bun that falls backwards in a fan. The earlobes are enlarged. The traits echo certain Central Asian works.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 67 c