Head of Secondary Deity
HADB 147Inv. MK 150Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling

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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa Kalān68
Description
This male deity makes a grimacing pout, eyebrows furrowed, mouth half-open. The figure wears an elaborate turban, made up of bands of passementerie supporting large wrought rings placed on each side of the head, above the ears.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 150
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 150
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
Part of the themed route