Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01358
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Area 64-100
Near stupa 64, surface
MNAOR 3702 TS 1358

Human figure
Clay; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief; decorative elements worked separately then fixed to the figure; completed by engraving
H: 13 cm ca.
Early period 2

Head (fragment) of a figure wearing a multi-faced crown decorated with rows of disks with garland composed of conventionalised leaves; ribbons on sides. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden armature. Fired accidentally.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9648/ 3÷7; 9651/ 1÷6
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”