Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01245

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Between stupa 20 and Throne 38
TS01245

Other images

TS1245
LA 9642_3_ridim
LA 9642_2_ridim
Dep. CS 4726_figura femminile
Dep

Female figure (caryatid type)
Red clay
Relief; obtained from mould
H: 5,4 cm
Late period

Lower part of a standing female figure (yaksi, caryatid type) with long tunic (or paridhana), supporting a cornice with both hands, with left leg bent back at the knee. Blackened by accidental fire.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 9642/ 2-3
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 4726