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Head of Buddha

HADB 52Inv. MK 17Tapa 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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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān68

Description

The facial lines are of Indian inspiration. The uṣnīṣa bun is placed on the side of the skull, held in place by a ribbon whose ends fall back. The hair is treated in wavy furrows. The statue is broken at the forehead and the ūrṇā cannot be distinguished. The inclination of the head induces a movement that breaks with the usual rigidity.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 68

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Museum inventory No.

MK 17

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

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