Fayaz Tepe: Standing Buddha
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Fayaz Tepe: Standing Buddha
UZBEKISTAN, Surkhandarya, Termez
The fragmented statue was discovered at the site of Fayaz Tepe during excavations from 1968 to 1976 and was considerably restored by archaeologists. The Buddha’s face is rounded and has clearly delineated features. Waved hair outlined with black paint builds to a rounded usnisa. Whatever was used to decorate the urna has been damaged but much of the other jewelry has survived, including a necklace, some armlets, and a belt. All these ornaments are formed by circular floral patterns and animal designs. The upper body is otherwise bare while the long, skirt-like garment is asymmetrical and dynamically ruffled. It is Bodhisattvas from this site that are usually ornamented, in contrast to the greater simplicity of the Buddhas.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 323.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F},
pages = 323,
title = {{Fayaz Tepe: Standing Buddha}},
volume = 10,
year = {2016}}