Head of Buddha
HADB 46Inv. MK 112Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureLimestoneSculpture
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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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
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
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