Head of Buddha

Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Gār-Naô
Description
The hair, stylised, is treated in rows of tight, rounded half-curls, parallel to the forehead and in relief. The uṣnīṣa bun is slightly bouffant. The ūrṇā was inlaid just above the eyebrows. The profile is rather of the Indian style. The eyelid is swollen over an elongated eye, the nose is very broad and large. The mouth is thin, with the corners of the mouth raised by a smile.
1928 / today


Excavation photograph by Jules Barthoux (1928) juxtaposed with a recent photograph by Alexandra Vanleene.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 26.3cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Gār-Naô
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 26638
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 26.3cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Gār-Naô
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 26638
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic Reference
Part of the themed route