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Head of Bodhisattva

HADB 59Inv. MG 17134Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Bodhisattva, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān23

Description

Bodhisattva head with a delicate, almost feminine face. On the front of the forehead, the hair is treated in large wavy locks. The bun is stylised: notches mark the wave. It bears a diadem, a sort of broad crown that ends in a central point. The headdress is highlighted by recessed mouldings and is decorated with cabochons and a central pearl. The face is of the Indian type, soft, idealised and smiling.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 12.5cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 23

Conservation location

Guimet Museum

Museum inventory No.

MG 17134

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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