Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01543
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Near the main cultic image, front right corner
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Near the main cultic image, front right corner
Other images
Bodhisattva
Red clay; paint: black (or faded blue), red
Very high relief; elements obtained from mould 37m4 (pendant) and 37m12 (locks of hair)
H: 29; W: 17,5 cm
Late period
Torso of a bodhisattva dressed in an over robe which leaves the right arm and shoulder exposed and conceals a barely visible upper robe (on the right). The figure wears a beaded necklace with pendant in the shape of five small scrolls in a radial pattern. Black (or faded blue) paint on hair, red paint on upper robe.
Probable related fragments: TS 1559 (legs), TS 1563 (head), TS 1938 (arm), TS 1944 (forearm).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Probable related fragments: TS 1559 (legs), TS 1563 (head), TS 1938 (arm), TS 1944 (forearm).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9658/1÷4
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 6312
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 6312