Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01486
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 42
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 42
Other images
Female figure (caryatid type)
Red clay; red paint
Relief; obtained from mould
H: 4; W: 5,5 cm
Late period
Standing female figure (yaksi, caryatid type, lower part) with long tunic, supporting a cornice with both hands, in frontal view, with legs in profile to right and left leg bent back at the knee. Portion of pilaster visible to the right. Red paint on face, body and arm. Blackened by accidental fire.
Related fragment: TS 01039 (upper part).
Related fragment: TS 01039 (upper part).
Neg. no.: 0487; 9595_8
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 4726
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 4726