Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01938

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Central area, towards the right front corner of the main cultic image (5 F)

Bodhisattva
Red clay; black paint
Very high relief; keyūra and locks of hair obtained from mould (upper part of mould 37m3 and mould 37m12a respectively)
L: 13,5 cm
Late period

Right arm of a bodhisattva with long hair rendered by rows of applied locks and keyura with lobe decorated with scrolls. Black paint on hair.
Probable related fragments: TS 1543, TS 1559, TS 1563, TS 1944.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse
Neg. no.: 11461/ 8-9
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -