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Head of Secondary Deity and Bust

HADB 144Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānHistoriated sceneStuccoModelling
Historiated scene in Stucco: Head of Secondary Deity and Bust, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān

Description

Only a fragment of this modelled scene has come down to us, representing the head of a secondary deity and a bust. The hair is stylised, represented by large curls framing the face, with a bun. The face is idealised, with half-closed and smiling eyes. The earlobes are enlarged. He is probably wearing an uttarāsaṅga, the shawl that leaves part of the torso uncovered. A flap of this garment falls over his shoulder. Beside him, another figure, whose bust alone is preserved, holds his uttarāsaṅga in one hand.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 6.5cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Historiated scene

Site

Tapa Kalān

Conservation location

unknown

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration