Head of Bodhisattva
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā1
Description
This Bodhisattva's hair is combed into curls that frame the face. He wears a headdress which consists of a strip of rolled fabric, decorated with a central palmette and lateral palmettes, and on which decorations are fixed: a crescent moon surrounded by cabochons. The face is soft and idealized, of Hellenistic style.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 13.2cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 1
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 43, KM 62.3.379, NKM 04.3.63
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 13.2cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 1
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 43, KM 62.3.379, NKM 04.3.63
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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