Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01740
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of the right-hand passageway
LA 11019_2_ridim

Deity
Red clay
Very high relief; decorative plaque obtained from mould
H: 19; W: 14 cm
Late period

Naked torso of a deity, with paridhana (girdle visible) and necklace with pendant in the shape of spiral.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10414/ 1-2; 11019/ 1-2
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”