Head of Buddha

HADB 51Tapa Kalān

Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling

Figure in Stucco: Head of Buddha, Tapa Kalān, Hadda

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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Location

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Description

The facial lines are of Indian inspiration. The hair is stylized, the strands consist of parallel grooves tightened in a zigzag shape. The features are even softer than usual: the arch of the eye is not very marked, the face is round and smiling.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 68

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Traces of polychromy

Restoration

No restoration

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 68

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Traces of polychromy

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 392, K.p. Ha. 1045.112-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 29 b-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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