Head of Buddha
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Deh-i Ghoundi1
Description
The skull is slightly brachycephalic. The face is round, childlike and smiling. The locks of the hair and the uṣnīṣa are figured with highly stylised, hollowed-out notches and grooves. The broken ears were deformed. The ūrṇā is represented by a thin painted circle.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 22.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Deh-i Ghoundi - 1
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 8, KM 62.3.725, NKM 04.3.99.
Traces of polychromy
Yes
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 22.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Deh-i Ghoundi - 1
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 8, KM 62.3.725, NKM 04.3.99.
Traces of polychromy
Yes
Restoration
No restoration
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