Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01766

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Between statue no. 39 and sculptural group no. 40

Buddha
Red clay
Very high relief
H: 16,5; W: 10 cm
Late period

Right ear (fragment) of the bejeweled Buddha (statue no. 39). The circular indentation visible at the triangular fossa height could relate to an ornament.
Related fragments: TS 1056, TS 1144, TS 1152, TS 1763, TS 1990 (left hand, head, torso, right hand and left leg respectively).

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10426/3
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: Inv. No. 6270