Head of Genius
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa Kalān70
Description
This hybrid genius has large animal ears to which deformed lobes have been added. The face is animated by a beatific expression: open eyes, dilated nostrils, half-open mouth. The mark on the eyebrows suggests that the face may have been moulded by pressure. On the forehead is the cavity that was set by the ūrṇā.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 7cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 70
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17132
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 7cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 70
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17132
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic Reference
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