Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01126
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Near the main cultic image, left-hand corner
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Near the main cultic image, left-hand corner
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Grotesque figure
Red clay; blue paint
In the round; completed by engraving
H: 57; W: 35 cm ca.
Late period
Naked male figure with terrifying face, emerging from a rocky landskape, looking upwards, with left arm raised in a gesture of amazement and right hand slightly forward, partially clenched with thumb and index finger joined at tips. Large elephant-like ears, shaved hair, thick arched eyebrows, wide open bulging eyes, wide-open mouth with teeth visible. Blue paint on rocks.
Kabul National Museum
Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 8173/ 1÷12; 8975/ 1÷7; 8974/ 1-4
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