Head of a Buddha
Stucco
Head of a Buddha
AFGHANISTAN
The Buddha’s head was sculpted in the Gandharan style and was created from stucco with the paint still visible. Yellow paint is discernible on the entire head and nimbus with radiating bands of orange, blue, and red. The figure’s hair is combed back and builds to a round usnisa and the elongated ears are present. The hooded eyes with their painted eyeballs have a slight inward gaze. The nose is prominent and the mouth is slightly opened. Judging from the material and the figure’s appearance, experts believe the sculpture may have been unearthed from the site at Hadda.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 415.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Head of a Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 415.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Head of a Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:415.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Head of a Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 415).
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