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Head of Secondary Deity

HADB 143Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Secondary Deity, Tapa-i Kafarihā, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa-i Kafarihā

Location

Tapa-i Kafarihā

Description

This secondary deity, of feminine appearance, wears a turban with a central decoration, perhaps a pyramidion, tied at the back of the head to form a palmette. The hair is treated in large, barely wavy strands, falling over the ears, which seem to have curls. The face is idealised and smiling.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa-i Kafarihā

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration