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HaḍḍaDB

Head of god Indra or a Bodhisattva

HADB 265Inv. KM 63.3.431, NKM 04.03.232Haḍḍa, lost location
Haḍḍa, lost locationFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of god Indra or a Bodhisattva, Haḍḍa, lost location, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Haḍḍa, lost location

Location

Haḍḍa, lost location

Description

This character could be the god Indra or a Bodhisattva. He wears a turban decorated with bands of passementerie, decorated with a central pyramidion in front of a pleated bouffette. The undulations of the hair are schematised, represented in hollow. The face is idealised, with elongated earlobes.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 13.3cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Haḍḍa, lost location

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

KM 63.3.431, NKM 04.03.232

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 399, K.p. Ha. 1073.140-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 78 e-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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