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Head of Bodhisattva

HADB 91Inv. KM 62-3-491Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Bodhisattva, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān68 - 72

Description

A headband encircles the hair, which is treated in spiral curls around the forehead and represented by notches on the bun. The face is idealised and soft. The earlobes are deformed and a fold marks the neck.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 11.7cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 68 - 72

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

KM 62-3-491

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 443, K.p. Ha. 1238.305-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

MIZUNO Seiichi

1963

P. 148-The Ancient Art of Afghanistan

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl 71 e-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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