Head of god Indra or a Bodhisattva
HADB 267Haḍḍa, lost location
Haḍḍa, lost locationFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Haḍḍa, lost location
Description
This figure could be the god Indra or a Bodhisattva. He is wearing a turban surmounted by a pleated palmette in the form of a flower, in front of which is a pyramidion (or a figure). The hair is rendered in rough furrows. The earlobes are deformed and have curls (flower-shaped?). The face is idealised and smiling.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Haḍḍa, lost location
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Haḍḍa, lost location
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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