Head of Buddha
Deh-i Ghoundi - Figure
The skull is slightly brachycephalic. The face is round, childlike and smiling. The locks of the hair and the uṣnīṣa are figured with highly stylised, hollowed-out notches and grooves. The broken ears were deformed. The ūrṇā is represented by a thin painted circle.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 18 a
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 385, K.p. Ha. 1022.89