Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa-i Kafarihā - Figure
HADB N° : 111
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan Findspot : Tapa-i Kafarihā
Number of Findspot : 8 Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
This Bodhisattva wears a turban, of which only the edge and the play of the textile can be distinguished. The face is completely eroded. The features are idealised, the face is smiling, the earlobes are deformed.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 79 e
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 404, K.p. Ha. 1091. 158