Head of Buddha
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 4
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG 17274 Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 132 Dimensions : 22.5 cm Traces of Polychromy : Yes Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
Despite deterioration due to the removal of the ūrṇā and breaks in the nose and uṣnīṣa, this Buddha head is quite well preserved. The hair strands are treated in waves framing the forehead. The profile is of Hellenistic inspiration: the right arch section, the bulging eye, the sinuous mouth; the roundness of the face, on the other hand, is in the Indian tradition. The earlobes, also broken, must have been distended.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl.21 b
