Head of god Brahma, a young brahman or a Bodhisattva
HADB 283Bāgh Gaï
Bāgh GaïFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Bāgh Gaï12
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Description
This figure could be the god Brahma, a young brahman or a Bodhisattva. He wears a headdress decorated with a pleated palmette in the shape of a flower. The facial features are idealised, the earlobes deformed.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Bāgh Gaï - 12
Conservation location
unknown
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Bāgh Gaï - 12
Conservation location
unknown
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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