Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01852
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Area 64-100
Trench of stupa 64 (6)
LA 10465_6_ridim

Buddha
Clay
Very high relief
H: 20 cm
Early period 2

Head of a Buddha with wavy hair, long earlobes with hole and half-closed bulging eyes. Probable trace of paint on iris. Fired accidentally.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10465/ 6-8
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”