Head of Bodhisattva
HADB 88Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Tapa Kalān95
Description
The hair is wavy and parted by a median line, while a disc-shaped ornament on the side of the uṣnīṣa bun holds it up. The round, smiling face is childlike in its execution.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 95
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 95
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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