Head of Brahman
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa Kalān67
Description
Half bald, bearded and mustached, this brahman wears his hair long, gathered in a parietal bun. Of remarkable execution, his tormented look expressing pain and pathos bears the mark of the Western influence.
1928 / today
Excavation photograph by Jules Barthoux (1928) juxtaposed with a recent photograph by Alexandra Vanleene.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 12.5cm × L: 8.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 67
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG17133
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 12.5cm × L: 8.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 67
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG17133
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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