Head of Buddha
HADB 7Inv. KM 62-3-587Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa Kalān68
Description
The features of this Buddha bear a strong Hellenistic influence: straight cut of the eye, long and aquiline nose, prognathic chin. The hair is treated in wavy strands. The ūrṇā cannot be distinguished.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 23cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
KM 62-3-587
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 23cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
KM 62-3-587
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
Part of the themed route