Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01114
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near Throne 38
TS01114

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TS1114
AFTS0116

Grotesque figure
Red clay; black paint
Relief; obtained from mould
H: 6,2; W: 5,6 cm
Late period

Head of figure with grotesque features, wearing a helmet; hair parted in middle above forehead with lateral continuous waves; frowned eyebrows, protruding wide open eyes with incised pupil, small mouth with full lips. Black paint on hair.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 8168/ 8; 8965/ 1-3
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Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”