Head of Buddha
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 24
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG17273 Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 68 Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The skull is slightly brachycephalic. The uṣnīṣa has disappeared. The undulations of the hair consist of very regular wavy strands running from front to back. The ūrṇā has been torn off, it was an inlay. The eyes are almost closed, the nose aquiline, the mouth thin. The earlobes are deformed.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 3
