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Head of a Buddha
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Head of a Buddha
PAKISTAN; circa 3rd–4th century; Schist; H: 35 cm; Tokyo National Museum, Japan
A characteristic of this late Gandharan sculpture is the clusters of snail-shell hair that rise to form a usnisa. The broad forehead is marked by the large indentation between the eyebrows that originally contained a gem stone representing an urna. Ears frame the rounded face and have elongated lobes that curve decoratively outwards. The eyebrows join to form the long bridge of the nose and frame the deep set eyes that are half-closed. The mouth is delicate and slightly downturned under a mustache. The three lines of a great person is barely visible beneath the well-rounded chin. |
