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# Figure

Head, perhaps of a deity or Bodhisattva, turned to his right. The headdress consists of a twisted band above the forehead with semi-circular plates projecting above it, one in the centre and one on each side, and behind them a central chignon drawn in at its base. On the left the band continues to the back.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 300–499 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1886-0618-16](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1886-0618-16) · Pramāṇa
