Head of Monk Bhikṣu
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Bāgh Gaï14
Description
One cannot distinguish a small lock of hair under the veil of this character, however the similarity between this figure and the characters HADB n° 233 suggests that it is a monk. The face is idealized, round and smiling, the eyes half closed.
Observations
This head is recorded twice in the "Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan". The first one P. 427, K.p. Ha. 1179.246 according to Barthoux's fig. 94f. The second is on p. 448, K.p. Ha. 1258.325 from a photograph in Mizuno, 1963: 158.
Comparative study
HADB n° 233
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 5.8cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Bāgh Gaï - 14
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 113, KM 62-3-347
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 5.8cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Bāgh Gaï - 14
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 113, KM 62-3-347
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
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