Head of god Brahma or a young brahman
HADB 280Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa Kalān
Description
This figure, perhaps the god Brahma or a young brahman, wears his hair long and up in a bun. The hair strands are rendered in a coarse manner by cavities. The face is smiling, idealised and the earlobes are deformed.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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