Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa-i Kafarihā - Figure
The hair is arranged in wavy strands framing the face. On the top of the head, it is wrapped in a ribbon and falls like a pleated palmette. The face is idealised, fine and delicate. The earlobes are deformed. Many traces of polychromy are still visible: the eyebrows are painted, as are the ūrṇā and the pupils.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 50 d
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 441, K.p. Ha. 1231.298