Head of Buddha
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa Kalān
Description
The face of this Buddha is of Hellenistic inspiration: straight cut of the superciliary arch, aquiline nose and thin mouth. The uṣnīṣa is placed high on the top of the skull and the hair is treated in waves parallel to the forehead. The ūrṇā is not visible. The round chin is almost prognathic and the earlobes are distended.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
Learn to recognise this figure
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