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Head of god Indra

HADB 125Inv. MK 37, KM 62.3.506, NKM 04.3.4Bāgh Gaï
Bāgh GaïFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of god Indra, Bāgh Gaï, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Bāgh Gaï

Location

Bāgh Gaï55

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Description

The god Indra is wearing a high goldsmith's tiara called mukuṭa, consisting here of a band decorated with two central cabochons, topped with semicircular arches, certainly originally bearing a motif, and finished with a disc-shaped base. The smiling, idealised face is thin, with a pointed nose. The earlobes are distended and two folds can be seen on the neck.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 12.5cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Bāgh Gaï - 55

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

MK 37, KM 62.3.506, NKM 04.3.4

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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