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Head of Bodhisattva

HADB 72Inv. MK 24Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Bodhisattva, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān68

Description

The hair of this Indian-inspired Bodhisattva is treated in sinuous strands represented by hollowed-out grooves. The head is crowned with a diadem surmounted by a fan-shaped palmette. The elaborate headband is decorated with a central rectangular element, perhaps a pearl, surrounded by circular medallions. Just above the eyebrows, a painted circle represents the ūrṇā.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 11.2cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 68

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

MK 24

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 406, K.p. Ha. 1100. 167-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 76 b-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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