Head of Bodhisattva
HADB 123Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Description
The face of this Bodhisattva, with its gentle, idealised expression, is framed by two rows of "colimaçon" curls. He wears a turban made of superimposed bands of cloth, joined at the front of the forehead by a clasp. The undulations of the uṣnīṣa bun emerging from the turban are indicated by sketchy cavities.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
unknown
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
unknown
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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