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Head of Brahman

HADB 300Inv. MK 12Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Brahman, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān68

Description

Large wavy hair frames this brahman's face, covering ears with enlarged lobes. The hair is gathered in a bun above the head. He wears a small moustache and an incipient beard. The face is soft and idealised, the expression benevolent and smiling.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 68

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

MK 12

Traces of polychromy

Yes

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 418, K.p. Ha. 1146.213-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 63 e-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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