Head of Buddha

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HADB N° : 12
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum Registration Number : MK 5
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 45
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restoration

Description :

This Buddha head is very damaged. The facial expression is saddened, tired, due to the drooping eyes and heavy eyelids. The ūrṇā has been torn off from the centre of the forehead. The now broken earlobes were elongated.

Observation :

The stripping of the curls from the hairstyle allows us to see the notches made in the hair and the uṣnīṣa. They allowed the stucco of the strands, made separately, to adhere better in the mass. Above the ear, we see that these were treated as small round curls.

Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 26 b

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 393, K.p. Ha. 1050.117