Bust of Brahman

Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Bāgh Gaï56
Description
This middle-aged Brahman wears his hair up in a bun. He has a moustache, a shaved chin and a bare chest. Of his clothing, only a paridhāna that surrounds the arm and covers the shoulder is visible. He wears a number of pieces of jewellery: a torque decorated with cabochons, an ornate armband on the left arm and a simple bracelet on each wrist, possibly earrings. In the posture of the orant, the Brahman joins his hands in añjalimudrā. The frowned arches accentuate the depth of his gaze, which he is looking to the left, certainly at a holy figure.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 26.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Bāgh Gaï - 56
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 254, KM 63.3.415, NKM 04.3.6
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 26.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Bāgh Gaï - 56
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 254, KM 63.3.415, NKM 04.3.6
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
TISSOT Francine
2006P. 379, K.p. Ha. 1005.72-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)
ROWLAND Benjamin
1971fig. 134-Art of Afghanistan. Objects from the Kabul Museum
MIZUNO Seiichi
1963P. 159-The Ancient Art of Afghanistan
BARTHOUX Jules
1930Pl. 48 a-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines