Head of Bodhisattva
Bāgh Gaï - Figure
HADB N° : 81
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan Museum Registration Number : MK 45 Findspot : Bāgh Gaï
Number of Findspot : 56 Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The hair, treated in stylised wavy strands, frames the face and reveals the deformed earlobes. The bun is encircled by a sort of diadem composed of alternating rectangular and round beads. Above the eyebrows is the ūrṇā, figured by a stucco button. The face is idealised, soft and smiling; the full cheeks draw a round face. This Bodhisattva is reminiscent of some Central Asian works.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 51 b