Head of a Bodhisattva
Terracotta
Head of a Bodhisattva
AFGHANISTAN
Scholars consider this head part of a statue of Prince Siddhartha before his enlightenment and is believed to be unearthed from Tapa-i-Shotor at Hadda. The curly hair is gathered around the ears, which are not elongated, and is tied up into a rounded topknot. A depression in the center of the forehead contained what was probably a jeweled urna. The facial features are distinguished by a straight, well-defined nose, and a small mouth. The figure has a lifelike and youthful appearance, with smooth skin that reflects the light. The eyes are inlaid with garnet and stare straight ahead, adding to the figure’s expressive appearance.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 414.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Head of a Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 414.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Head of a Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:414.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Head of a Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 414).
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