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Head of Brahman

HADB 247Tapa 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

This brahman is wearing a bun held in place by a knot. His broad forehead is in contrast to the compact appearance of his face: frowning eyebrows, sunken eyes, a blunt nose and a small mouth. He wears a beard, the meanders of which have nothing natural about them.

Observations

The type of this figure is reminiscent of the silenes of Western art.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 7.5cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 68

Conservation location

Guimet Museum

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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