Head of Bodhisattva
HADB 111Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā8
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Description
This Bodhisattva wears a turban, of which only the edge and the play of the textile can be distinguished. The face is completely eroded. The features are idealised, the face is smiling, the earlobes are deformed.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 8
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 8
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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