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Head of Bodhisattva

HADB 105Inv. MG 17387Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Bodhisattva, Tapa-i Kafarihā, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa-i Kafarihā

Location

Tapa-i Kafarihā1

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Description

Bodhisattva head in stucco, very delicate, with a feminine appearance. The headdress, the top of which is lost, consists of a circular roll of fabric decorated with medallions. The hair is treated in small curled and twisted curls that fall down to frame the face. The earrings consist of round beads. The face is of Indian inspiration: small eyes, small nose and small smiling mouth. Traces of red paint are visible: they encircle the hair, underline the mouth, the eye, the neck and various parts of the hairstyle.

1928 / today

Head of Bodhisattva
Head of Bodhisattva
1928Today

Excavation photograph by Jules Barthoux (1928) juxtaposed with a recent photograph by Alexandra Vanleene.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 15.5cm × L: 13cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa-i Kafarihā - 1

Conservation location

Guimet Museum

Museum inventory No.

MG 17387

Traces of polychromy

Yes

Restoration

No restoration

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