Head of Bodhisattva
HADB 84Inv. MG 17166Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa Kalān67
Description
The curls of the headdress are stylised. The Bodhisattva wears a diadem decorated with rectangular beads. The bun is broken. The face is idealised, round and smiling. The earlobes are deformed and a fold marks the neck.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 11cm × L: 7.2cm × P: 5.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 67
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17166
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 11cm × L: 7.2cm × P: 5.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 67
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17166
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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