Head of Buddha
Tapa Kalān - Figure
The hair and uṣnīṣa of the Buddha are treated in wavy furrows running from front to back. It is noticeable that the hair is diverted by a painted red ring. The eyebrows and the outline of the eyelid are outlined in the same way. It is also a circle of red paint that figures the ūrṇā, just above the eyebrows. The profile is of the Indian type. : half-closed almond-shaped eyes, small nose and square face. Although broken, the earlobes are noticeably deformed. The neck is marked by a fold.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl.16a
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 395, K.p. Ha. 1058.125