Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01077
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Below the main cultic image, on the floor
MNAOR3638TS1077CS4158

Grotesque figure
Red clay
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 10; W: 9 cm
Late period

Head of a figure with grotesque features: large and pointed ears, shaved hair, thick arched eyebrows in relief, wide open bulging eyes with incised pupil, small mouth with full lips.
Neg. no.: 8174/ 2-3-4; 8943/ 5-8
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”