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Turbans and diadems
At Haḍḍa, the headdress makes the figure: preformed Bodhisattva turbans with palmettes and braid trims, the high goldsmith's diadems (mukuṭa) of the god Indra, pearled bands, spiralling chignons. This tour follows these head ornaments across twenty sculptures, from the squire Chandaka and his unusual turban to Garuḍa himself, coiffed like a Bodhisattva, not forgetting donors wearing turbans of local type.
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The Great Renunciation
Tapa Kalān · Stucco
The squire Chandaka wears a cap of unusual form: a turban rising in a loop over the front of the forehead.
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Head of Bodhisattva
Bāgh Gaï · Stucco
A rigid turban edged with a worked band and decorated with braid trims.
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Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa Kalān · Stucco
The turban is adorned with a palmette with stylised pleats.
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Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa-i Kafarihā · Stucco
This Bodhisattva in donor position wears a wound turban topped by a palmette, its end folded to the side.
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Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa-i Kafarihā · Stucco
A rigid turban decorated with goldwork, with a central rectangular plaque; the head stands against a large halo.
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Head of Bodhisattva
Bāgh Gaï · Stucco
Three superimposed bands of cloth, joined by a central square clasp.
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Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa-i Kafarihā · Stucco
The turban, worked as netting, is bound by a band imitating square pearls and flowers.
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Head of Bodhisattva
Pratès · Stucco
A diadem with a rectangular plaque surrounded by medallions, topped by a palmette; flame-shaped locks.
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Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa-i Kafarihā · Stucco
The chignon of large curls is held by a semicircular diadem, of which two small pearls can be made out.
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Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa Kalān · Stucco
A diadem of composite pearls with a central pyramidal pearl, fastened at the back by two discs.
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Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa Kalān · Stucco
A composite diadem, perhaps a hood of foliage, with a braided cloth band enclosing the chignon.
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Head of god Indra
Bāgh Gaï · Stucco
Indra wears the high goldsmith's diadem called mukuṭa: a band with two cabochons, topped by arches.
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Head of deity, probably god Indra
Tapa-i Kafarihā · Stucco
A three-tiered turban, each level set back upon the other.
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Head of god Indra or a Bodhisattva
Tapa-i Kafarihā · Stucco
A preformed turban set at an angle, with wide edges decorated with medallions and plaques.
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Head of god Indra or a Bodhisattva
Tapa Kalān · Stucco
A frontal diadem in the shape of a wing, fixed in the hair; the face recalls Central Asian works.
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Head of Secondary Deity
Haḍḍa, lost location · Stucco
The turban forms two spirals of cloth, a kind of corkscrew chignon, before folding back in a loop.
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Head of Secondary Deity
Tapa Kalān · Stucco
An elaborate turban with braid bands, carrying large worked rings on each side.
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Bust of Garuḍa
Haḍḍa, lost location · Stucco
Garuḍa himself wears a preformed turban like those of the Bodhisattvas.
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Head of a donor
Tapa-i Kafarihā · Stucco
A donor wearing the Phrygian cap, the usual headgear of warriors; the face is of local type.
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Head of an elderly donor
Tapa Kalān · Stucco
An aged donor of local type, his turban wound around the head, wearing earrings.