Head of Buddha
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa KalānA-B
Description
The traits of this Buddha are delicately executed. The gentle expression on the face represents him as withdrawn in meditation. The ūrṇā made of a precious stone has been torn off. The hair and the uṣnīṣa are treated in waves parallel to the forehead. The broken ears hint at the deformed lobes.
Observations
Discovered in the bosom of TK 68 according to the Catalogue of the National Kabul Museum by F. Tissot.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 23cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - A-B
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
KM 62-3-1110
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 23cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - A-B
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
KM 62-3-1110
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
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