Buddhist Ghazni: Statue
Inv. no. TS01016

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1968
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 5, east side
TS01016

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MNAOR 3622 TS 1016 CS 4180
TS1016
AFTS0077
AFTS0078

Lokapala
Red clay; white paint
In the round; completed by engraving
H: 8; W: 6,5 cm
Late period

Head of a lokapala with wide open eyes and frowned eyebrows, wearing hemispherical helmet with chin-band, scales on sides, points over forehead, chin and cheeks, decorated with a row of square plaques above the forehead, crowned by a disc-and-crescent symbol. White paint on surface. Blackened by accidental fire.

Neg. no.: 8976/ 5-7
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -