Head of Buddha
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa KalānBbis
Description
Buddha's head broken along the cheek to the chin, the top of the skull is missing. The hair is treated in beautiful wavy strands going from front to back. Except for the slightly marked arches, the facial features are of Hellenistic inspiration: straight nose, thin mouth. The chin is slightly prognathic. The earlobes, broken, must have been deformed.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - Bbis
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 146
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - Bbis
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 146
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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