Head of Buddha
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 19
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG 17285 Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 68 Dimensions : 33 x 19 cm Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The skull is slightly brachycephalic. The bun uṣnīṣa and the hair are treated in deepened furrows parallel to the forehead. The face, mutilated at the left eye and nose, is thin and oval. The eyelids are almost entirely closed over the eye. The earlobes are deformed. The ūrṇā cannot be distinguished.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 16 b