Head of Buddha
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 41
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 122 Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
The Buddha's facies is of Asian inspiration. The locks are stylized in furrows dug from front to back. The broken uṣnīṣa reveals the thickness of the last layer of stucco. The ūrṇā is placed just above the nose, at the junction of the eyebrows. The face is square, with almond-shaped eyes, a blunt nose and a smiling hemmed mouth. The earlobes are deformed.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 15
