Head of Bodhisattva

Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Description
The hair, treated in stylised wavy strands, frames the face and reveals the deformed earlobes. The bun is encircled by a sort of diadem composed of alternating rectangular and round beads. Above the eyebrows is the ūrṇā, figured by a stucco button. The face is idealised, soft and smiling; the full cheeks draw a round face. This Bodhisattva is reminiscent of some Central Asian works.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Bāgh Gaï - 56
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 45
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Bāgh Gaï - 56
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 45
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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