Head of a brahman, possibly god Brahma
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa Kalān68
Description
Head of a Bodhisattva, possibly Brahma. The face is idealised, round and childlike. He wears his hair long, wavy and raised on his head in a fan-shaped bun. The earlobes are largely deformed.
Observations
This head is probably the same as the one restored on a bust by Barthoux, fig. 96d / HADB 273.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 113
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 113
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
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