Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01563
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Central area, towards right side (8 G)
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Central area, towards right side (8 G)
Bodhisattva
Red clay; paint: black (or faded blue), red; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould 37m12
H: 15,5 cm
Late period
Head of a bodhisattva with urna in relief. Black paint on hair; red paint on lips and eyelids. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden inner armature.
Probable related fragments: TS 1543, TS 1559, TS 1938, TS 1944.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Probable related fragments: TS 1543, TS 1559, TS 1938, TS 1944.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 9652/ 3÷7
Digital photos: MAIA 2002; MAIA 2003
Drawings: Inv. No. 6312
Digital photos: MAIA 2002; MAIA 2003
Drawings: Inv. No. 6312