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Head of Buddha

HADB 27Tapa 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 KalānB

Description

The hair and bun are treated in wavy strands. The ūrṇā is represented by a stucco button at the junction between the nose and the arches, just at the level of the eyes. The face is of the Indian style: soft, idealised and smiling. As is often the case, the earlobes are enlarged and a fold marks the neck.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - B

Conservation location

unknown

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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