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Head of god Indra or a donor

HADB 269Inv. MK 15, KM 62.3.369, NKM 04.3.87Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of god Indra or a donor, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān67

Description

If it is the god Indra, he is represented here in the manner of the donors. The hairstyle is prominent. It is the extreme schematisation of the "spiral" curls; they are only represented by their central hollow, barely detached from each other. He is wearing a beard collar, also depicted in the hollow. The earlobes are elongated. The face is idealised, although the original hairstyle and the beard give it a certain individuality.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 10.5cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 67

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

MK 15, KM 62.3.369, NKM 04.3.87

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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