Head of Bodhisattva
HADB 118Inv. MK 50Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā37
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Description
The hair of this Bodhisattva, treated in wavy strands, is encircled by a band of textile that would have enclosed the bun. The idealized face is of Hellenistic style. The earlobes must have been decorated with jewellery.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 37
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 50
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 37
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 50
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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