Head of Bodhisattva
Haḍḍa, lost location - Figure
HADB N° : 114
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Findspot : Haḍḍa, lost location
Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
Very damaged Bodhisattva head. The headdress, consisting of a cloth band, is placed above the skull in the manner of a crown. The hair is treated in beautiful, voluminous wavy strands. The face, in Hellenistic style, is idealised and smiling. The deformed earlobes may have had pendants attached to them.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 68 c