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Head of god Indra or a Bodhisattva

HADB 261Inv. MK 25, KM 62.3.16, NKM 04.3.39Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of god Indra or a Bodhisattva, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān

Description

The figure could be the god Indra. He wears an elaborate turban consisting of a high diadem held tightly in the centre by a bead, supporting a pyramidion (or a figure) and a prominent pleated flower-shaped puff. Her ears have earrings. The face is aged, wrinkled and toothless, which is unusual among Haḍḍa deities.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 12.5cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

MK 25, KM 62.3.16, NKM 04.3.39

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 399, K.p. Ha. 1071.138-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 77 b-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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