Head of Bodhisattva
HADB 93Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa Kalān68 - 72
Description
Bodhisattva head very damaged. Roughly waved locks frame the forehead. The rest of the wavy hair is represented in hollow. The idealised face seems tormented. The position of the neck in relation to the face induces movement.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68 - 72
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68 - 72
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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