Head of Buddha

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HADB N° : 34
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum Registration Number : MK 145
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 141
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restoration

Description :

The face of this Indian-style Buddha is elongated and thin. The hair and the uṣnīṣa bun - very imposing here - are treated in large wavy locks. We see the half-closed almond-shaped eyes and the small smiling mouth again. The earlobes are deformed, this time not in length, but rather in width. There is no trace of the ūrṇā.

Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 27 b

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 394, K.p. Ha. 1052.119