Head of Bodhisattva
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa Kalān67
Description
The hair is arranged in round curls on either side of a median line. The bun is encircled by a diadem of rectangular pearls, topped by a pyramidion-shaped pearl. There is a dissymmetry about the eyes; the face is idealised, slightly smiling, with deformed earlobes.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 14cm × L: 9cm × P: 8cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 67
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17204
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 14cm × L: 9cm × P: 8cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 67
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17204
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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