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Head of Brahman

HADB 236Inv. MG 17346Bāgh Gaï
Bāgh GaïFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Brahman, Bāgh Gaï, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Bāgh Gaï

Location

Bāgh Gaï

Description

The facial lines of this Brahman are strongly Hellenized and recall certain classical works. The wrinkled forehead, the frowning eyebrows and the sunken eyes give him a tormented look. He wears the characteristic bun of the Brahmans. The mass of hair gathered on the top of the head is not visible, but a simple and completely stylized bun. The waves of the hair are represented in hollows like those of the mustache and the beard.

1928 / today

Head of Brahman
Head of Brahman
1928Today

Excavation photograph by Jules Barthoux (1928) juxtaposed with a recent photograph by Alexandra Vanleene.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 10.7cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Bāgh Gaï

Conservation location

Guimet Museum

Museum inventory No.

MG 17346

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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