Buddhist Ghazni: Figurine
Inv. no. TS00633
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 5, north side
TS00633

Other images

Afts0626(scan-CISA)
TS633

Buddha
Brown clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Relief; obtained from mould except forearms worked separately then fixed to the figure
H: 5,5; W: 3,5 cm
Late period

Buddha seated in dhyanamudra, with nimbus and body-halo, wrapped in overrobe with covered hands. Tenon on the back. Surface blackened by accidental fire.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse
Neg. no.: 9611/ 3-4
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”