Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00299
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 7
TS00299

Human figure
Brown clay; red paint; gilding; iron (inner amature)
In the round; completed by engraving
L: 10,8 cm
Late period

Thumb with incised nail, from a statue. Red paint near the nail; gilding on the skin. Iron rod preserved in the inner core, visible in the sections exposed by the fractures.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 7357/ 7; 9645/ 4-5
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”