Head of Buddha
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 32
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan Museum Registration Number : KM 62.3.1161, NKM 04.3.82. Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 132 Dimensions : H = 26 cm Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The uṣnīṣa is, like the hair, wavy from front to back. The ūrṇā is figured by a small stucco button placed barely above the eyebrows. The face is of Hellenistic style: the arches are barely outlined, the cheeks are full and the mouth is hemmed. The earlobes are deformed.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 4
