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Head of Buddha

HADB 22Inv. MG 17196Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Buddha, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān141

Description

The hair and the uṣnīṣa, placed very high on the skull, are treated in wavy strands running from front to back. The busted aquiline nose and sinuous mouth are hellenizing. The hair is surrounded by a line of red paint. The ūrṇā is also painted: it consists of two concentric circles, the inner circle being drawn with a thinner line than the outer circle. Similarly, we notice that the arches are underlined by a red line, as well as the lips. He is wearing deformed earlobes.

Characteristics

Dimensions

H: 20cm × L: 11cm

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 141

Conservation location

Guimet Museum

Museum inventory No.

MG 17196

Traces of polychromy

Yes

Restoration

No restoration

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