Buddhist Ghazni: Attribute
Inv. no. TS01769
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
South-centre, on the floor
LA 10428_1_ridim

Vajra
Red clay
Very high relief
H: 7,6; W: 4 cm
Late period

Vajra (fragment) composed of four octahedric elements, one of them forming the vajra’s point.
It could relate to another small representation of Durga Mahisasuramardini.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse
Neg. no.: 10428/ 1
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”