Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01540
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Near the main cultic image, front right corner
TS01540

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Vihara 37_neg 807-25a_NUM
TS 1540

Bodhisattva
Red clay; red paint
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 9,5; W: 15,5; D: 17,5 cm
Late period

Figure (fragment) probably seated in European position, wearing paridhana and uttariya wrapped around waist with ornaments or belt with small ring-like plaques. Red paint on uttariya.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9589/4÷6
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”