Bharhut: Head of a Male Figure
Red sandstone
Bharhut: Head of a Male Figure
INDIA, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut
Judging from the size of the head, the figure was most likely of considerable size. The patterned turban and braided hair show detail. The expression on the face is serious with the eyes staring straight ahead. Localized features are represented in the broad nose and small mouth, different from the idealized features that the Buddha himself was eventually to be given in India. The figure was believed modeled on an actual ruler of the time. Some suggest that the deity might be of a naga king, a yaksini, Sarasvati, Vaisravana, or Virudhaka. If so, this would mean that the inclusion of folk religion into Buddhism happened at a very early date.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 131.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bharhut: Head of a Male Figure." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 131.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bharhut: Head of a Male Figure" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:131.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bharhut: Head of a Male Figure. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 131).
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