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Head of Buddha

HADB 46Inv. MK 112Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureLimestoneSculpture
Figure in Limestone: Head of Buddha, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān68

Description

Buddha's head badly damaged. The hair and uṣnīṣa are stylised in wavy furrows. The facial lines are crudely executed, the half-closed eyes are ringed. The earlobes appear distorted and a crease marks the neck.

Characteristics

Technique

Sculpture

Material

Limestone

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 68

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

MK 112

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

376, K.p. Ha. 997.64-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 94 a-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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