Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 68
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 142 Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
Bodhisattva head of Indian inspiration. The hair is treated in soft wavy strands. He wears a composite tiara, perhaps a foliage hood, and a braided fabric band encloses the bun. It is adorned with a central rectangular bead and surmounted by a pyramidion; two medallions - one of which is well preserved and appears to depict a sun - clasp the headdress at the back. The facial features are idealised - half-closed eyes, a slight smile, full cheeks - and the currently broken earlobes were deformed.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 32
