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Head of Bodhisattva

HADB 120Bāgh Gaï
Bāgh GaïFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Bodhisattva, Bāgh Gaï, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Bāgh Gaï

Location

Bāgh Gaï

Description

This Bodhisattva wears a turban embellished with medallions and decorative plates. The hair is rendered in a row of thick, spiral curls framing the face. The Hellenistic influence is perceptible in the execution of the face, the expression of the eyes and the movement that animates the figure.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Bāgh Gaï

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 447, K.p. Ha. 1254.321-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 92 f-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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