Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00910
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
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Buddha
Red clay
Very high relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m4
H: 51; W: 29 cm
Late period

Buddha seated in dhyanamudra on a plain throne, wrapped in overrobe, with covered hands and feet. Hair with small squares (in concentric rows); separate usnisa. The figure was probably framed by a false-niche and set between two horizontal cornices decorated with a row of rosettes (four of them are preserved at the bottom, mould 17m4) with double corolla between two plain fillets.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 10413/ 5-8; before restoration: 6737/ 1-2; 6746/ 1-3; R799/ 7-12
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”