Head of goddess Hāritī topped by the City
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Description
The forehead of the goddess Hāritī is encircled by a headband decorated with a central rectangular bead. The top of the headdress, in the form of a square enclosure reinforced with four corner towers, symbolises the City. While the deformed earlobes with round earrings are typical of Indian iconography, this figure is inspired by a Hellenistic model.
1928 / today
Excavation photograph by Jules Barthoux (1928) juxtaposed with a recent photograph by Alexandra Vanleene.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 12.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 67
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17115
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 12.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 67
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17115
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic Reference
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