Head of Buddha

Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa KalānJ
Description
This Indian-inspired work is full of delicacy. The face is oval, the arches not very emphasized, the line of the nose nicely irregular. As is often the case, the ears are deformed and a fold marks the neck. The hair is curly, shown in tight round curls. The uṣnīṣa has disappeared. The trace of the ūrṇā above the eyebrows can be distinguished.
Observations
It is probably this head that we find in Mme Tissot's Catalogue restored on a bust in teaching position in the Kabul Museum.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - J
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 268
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - J
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 268
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
Part of the themed route