Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01464
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near Throne 38, on the floor
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near Throne 38, on the floor
Other images
Bodhisattva
Red clay; white paint
Very high relief; decorative plaque obtained from mould; completed by engraving
H: 16,5; W: 14 cm
Late period
Naked torso of a bodhisattva with a three strands necklace with pendant in the shape of beaded rosette (eight petals) marked with an incised dot. Probable white paint on the pendant.
Related fragment: TS 1465 (head).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Related fragment: TS 1465 (head).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9632/ 4÷8
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 4726
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 4726