Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01085

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Room 36
Near statue no. 45, between statue no. 45 and statue no. 44

Bodhisattva
Red clay
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould
H: 80 cm ca.
Late period

Head of a bodhisattva with half-closed bulging eyes and wavy hair rendered by rows of applied locks.
The head could relate to the statue no. 45.

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 11023/ 11- 12
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: Inv. No. 6311