Head of Buddha
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Description
The uṣnīṣa is, like the hair, wavy from front to back. The ūrṇā is figured by a small stucco button placed barely above the eyebrows. The face is of Hellenistic style: the arches are barely outlined, the cheeks are full and the mouth is hemmed. The earlobes are deformed.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 26cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 132
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
KM 62.3.1161, NKM 04.3.82.
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 26cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 132
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
KM 62.3.1161, NKM 04.3.82.
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic Reference
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