[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Head # Head Head of the Buddha, carved in grey schist. This markedly Graeco-Roman head, based on the Apollo type, indicates the ushnisha, the head protuberance which is one of the auspicious marks of the Buddha, by a naturalistic sweeping up of the hair to the top of the head. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 200–499 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-163-1949](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-163-1949) · Pramāṇa