Head of Bodhisattva
HADB 100Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā1
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Description
This Bodhisattva is wearing a rolled-up cloth headband with a circular medallion. The waves in the hair and the bun are stylised and depicted in a hollowed-out form. The face has a distinctive look. The deformed earlobes have large, elongated earrings.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 12.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 1
Conservation location
unknown
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 12.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 1
Conservation location
unknown
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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