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Head of Female Donor or Secondary Deity

HADB 332Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Female Donor or Secondary Deity, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān

Description

The head of this female donor or secondary deity is very eroded. The turban forms two spirals of fabric, a sort of twisted bun, then falls back into a veil behind the neck. She wears large square earrings. The face is idealised and smiling.

Comparative study

The hairstyle is comparable to that of the secondary deity HADB n° 141.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān

Conservation location

unknown

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

A debated title: learn to weigh the clues

Part of the themed route