Head of Buddha
Tapa Kalān - Figure
The hair is stylized, the undulation is rendered by a set of hollowed out wavy furrows. The type is of Hellenistic inspiration while the face is very round, chubby, in the Indian style. The earlobes are deformed. There is no trace of the ūrṇā.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 28 a
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 391, K.p. Ha. 1044.111