Grimacing head
HADB 217Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa Kalān56
Description
The hair of this grimacing figure is rendered in large wavy locks topped by a diadem or gathered above the forehead in two symmetrical loops. The face, very damaged, expresses suffering and pathos.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 56
Conservation location
unknown
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 56
Conservation location
unknown
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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