Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 73
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
This Bodhisattva with short hair is wearing a turban decorated with a palmette whose folds are stylised. His face is of the Indian type, idealised, soft and smiling. His ears have deformed lobes.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 67 b
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 441, K.p. Ha. 1232.299