Head of Buddha
HADB 44Pratès
PratèsFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Pratès
Description
The facial lines are of Indian inspiration. The uṣnīṣa is depicted as a high, spiky frontal bun. The hair has here arrived at its most stylised state: the undulations are suggested by indented dashes. The ears are disproportionate and largely deformed. The ūrṇā cannot be distinguished.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Pratès
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Pratès
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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