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Head of Monk Bhikṣu, Novice with a lock of hair

HADB 227Inv. MK 30, KM 62-3-440Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Monk Bhikṣu, Novice with a lock of hair, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān67

Description

It is a young monk also called "novice with a lock of hair". On his shaved head, a small curly lock has been preserved. The face is idealized, the expression serious. The earlobes were deformed.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 9.4cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 67

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

MK 30, KM 62-3-440

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 429, K.p. Ha. 1184.251-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

ROWLAND Benjamin

1966

fig. 67-Ancient Art of Afghanistan, Treasures of the Kabul Museum

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

59 c-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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