Head of an adorned Buddha

Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Description
This "adorned Buddha" wears a crown of pearls decorated with three crescent moons containing an oblong pearl, which surrounds the uṣnīṣa. The hair is treated in wavy strands running from front to back. The face combines Western and Indian characteristics. The facial lines are very regular: the arch is straight, the eye is half-closed, the nose and mouth delicate. The corners of the mouth barely show a smile. The deformed earlobes are broken.
1928 / today


Excavation photograph by Jules Barthoux (1928) juxtaposed with a recent photograph by Alexandra Vanleene.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 14.5cm × L: 12.5cm × P: 9cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17292
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 14.5cm × L: 12.5cm × P: 9cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17292
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration