Head of Bodhisattva
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Description
The hair is treated in a very stylised manner. Several stripes from the top of the head separate the hair, which is represented by wavy furrows. The face is idealised and smiling. The earlobes are deformed.
Observations
This head, conserved in the Kabul Museum, has lost the left part of the face.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 9.4cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 86, KM 62-3-409
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 9.4cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 86, KM 62-3-409
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
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