Head of Bodhisattva
HADB 70Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Description
With a feminine grace, this Bodhisattva with a Hellenistic profile wears a tiara composed of an elaborate headband topped by a fan-shaped palmette. The hair is treated in beautiful wavy strands framing the forehead. The earlobes, which are currently broken, were deformed.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
Part of the themed route