Hadda: Stucco head of the Buddha, from a stupa at Hadda:
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Goetz, Hermann
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The mark between the eyes (urna), originally a hole, was later believed to emit rays of light, like the third eye of Siva and Devi, The hole in the forehead was probably originally filled with a piece of rock crystal mounted on gold, 4th-5th cent. Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden,
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Basham Collection
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1959
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