Head of Bodhisattva
HADB 85Pratès
PratèsFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Pratès23
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Description
The hair is very damaged. Curls frame the bottom, while the bun and the back of the hair are more or less smooth. A few rare notches are visible. The face is idealised and smiling. The earlobes may have been deformed, and a fold marks the neck.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Pratès - 23
Conservation location
unknown
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Pratès - 23
Conservation location
unknown
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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