Head of Buddha
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 23
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG 17245 Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The strands of the hair and the uṣnīṣa bun are treated in wavy furrows. There is no trace of the ūrṇā. The face of the Buddha , thin and oval, is hellenizing: straight arch, bulging eyes, high cheekbones, thin mouth. The earlobes are deformed.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 6 b
