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# Figure of Buddha

Head from a Buddha image. The head is globular with a prominent hairline forming a small peak and the raised hair area is in bands of transverse curves running from side to side. A circular break marks the site of the lost uṣṇīṣa.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 300–499 CE
- **Place:** Takṣaśilā (33.7500, 72.8000)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1989-0621-1](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1989-0621-1) · Pramāṇa
