Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 88
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 95 Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The hair is wavy and parted by a median line, while a disc-shaped ornament on the side of the uṣnīṣa bun holds it up. The round, smiling face is childlike in its execution.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 68 a
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 408, K.p. Ha. 1106. 173