Head of Buddha
HADB 25Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa Kalān51
Description
The hair and bun are treated in very schematic wavy strands. A line of red paint encircled the hair and enhanced the eyebrows and the ūrṇā. The profile of this Buddha head is of Indian style. His earlobes are deformed and on his neck one can see a fold.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 51
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
Yes
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 51
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
Yes
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
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