Head of Buddha
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa Kalān141
Description
The face of this Indian-style Buddha is elongated and thin. The hair and the uṣnīṣa bun, very imposing here, are treated in large wavy locks. We see the half-closed almond-shaped eyes and the small smiling mouth again. The earlobes are deformed, this time not in length, but rather in width. There is no trace of the ūrṇā.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 141
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 145
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 141
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 145
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
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