Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa-i Kafarihā - Figure
With a feminine grace, this Bodhisattva with a Hellenistic profile wears a tiara composed of an elaborate headband topped by a fan-shaped palmette. The hair is treated in beautiful wavy strands framing the forehead. The earlobes, which are currently broken, were deformed.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 51 a
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 405, K.p. Ha. 1094. 161