Head of god Brahma or a young brahman
HADB 290Inv. KM 62.3.590, NKM 04.3.40Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Francine Tissot
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Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Description
The hair is treated in large massive curls, very neat and rather unrealistic though. On the top of the head, the hair is raised in a uṣnīṣa bun. The face, idealised, is partly broken.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 16cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
KM 62.3.590, NKM 04.3.40
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
In the laboratory
Dimensions
H: 16cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
KM 62.3.590, NKM 04.3.40
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
In the laboratory
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