Head of Buddha
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 28
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 141 Traces of Polychromy : Yes Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The hair and the uṣnīṣa are highly stylised, treated in wavy furrows parallel to the forehead. There is no longer any trace of the ūrṇā. The facial lines are round, almost childlike: half-closed almond-shaped eyes, small nose, smiling mouth, round cheeks. The earlobes are largely deformed.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl.17 a