Head of Bodhisattva
Tapa-i Kafarihā - Figure
HADB N° : 123
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Findspot : Tapa-i Kafarihā
Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The face of this Bodhisattva, with its gentle, idealised expression, is framed by two rows of "colimaçon" curls. He wears a turban made of superimposed bands of cloth, joined at the front of the forehead by a clasp. The undulations of the uṣnīṣa bun emerging from the turban are indicated by sketchy cavities.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 69 c