Head of an adorned Buddha
Tapa-i Kafarihā - Figure
HADB N° : 21
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG 17292 Findspot : Tapa-i Kafarihā
Dimensions : 14.5 x 12.5 x 9 cm Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
This "adorned Buddha" wears a crown of pearls decorated with three crescent moons containing an oblong pearl, which surrounds the uṣnīṣa. The hair is treated in wavy strands running from front to back. The face combines Western and Indian characteristics. The facial lines are very regular: the arch is straight, the eye is half-closed, the nose and mouth delicate. The corners of the mouth barely show a smile. The deformed earlobes are broken.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 54 c
