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Head of brahman

HADB 301Tapa 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 Kalān

Description

This character with an idealized face could be a brahman or a Bodhisattva, but in this case, he would lack ornaments. The mass of hair, falling on either side of a median part, forms a bun that falls backwards in a fan. The earlobes are enlarged. The traits echo certain Central Asian works.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 7cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān

Conservation location

unknown

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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