Head of Bodhisattva

Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Bāgh Gaï56
Description
This Bodhisattva wears a preformed turban with wide borders decorated with medallions and plaques. A central element, perhaps a palmette, is now destroyed. The style is of Central Asian inspiration. The polychromy is particularly well preserved on this work. Eyebrows, ūrṇā, small circle between the nose and the mouth, eye contours, pupils and moustaches were painted or underlined by paint.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Bāgh Gaï - 56
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 13
Traces of polychromy
Yes
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Bāgh Gaï - 56
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 13
Traces of polychromy
Yes
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
Part of the themed routes