Head of god Indra or a Bodhisattva
HADB 256Inv. MK 32, KM 62-3-70Pratès
PratèsFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Pratès
Description
This character could be Indra, a Bodhisattva or a secondary deity. He wears a turban with a central decoration that is difficult to read. The hair is treated in barely wavy strands. The face is soft, smiling and childlike. The earlobes are deformed.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Pratès
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 32, KM 62-3-70
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Pratès
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 32, KM 62-3-70
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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