Head of Buddha
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 16
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG 17272 Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 62 Dimensions : 30 cm Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The facial lines are classically influenced. The eyes are slightly bulging, the nose broad, the lips thin; the face is always round. The hair is treated in wavy waves figured by furrows. The uṣnīṣa bun is placed high on top of the skull. The distended lobe is almost as large as the rest of the ear. There is no trace of the ūrṇā.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl.11b
