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# Figure of Buddha

Head from a Buddha image. The head is round to oval; the raised hairline has a central peak and the hair is in rows of snail-shell curls in prominent relief. High edges for eyebrows curve evenly over the eyes; the right eye is slightly smaller and lower. The nose is thin and not quite straight above well-shaped lips.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 300–499 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1945-0417-14](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1945-0417-14) · Pramāṇa
