Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01559
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; red paint; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 22,5; W: 41 cm
Late period
Bodhisattva seated in padmasana on a lotus throne (with reverse petals), with feet exposed. Red paint on paridhana. Traces left by a disappeared wooden inner armature.
Probable related fragments: TS 1543 (torso), TS 1563 (head), TS 1938 (arm), TS 1944 (forearm).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Probable related fragments: TS 1543 (torso), TS 1563 (head), TS 1938 (arm), TS 1944 (forearm).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9657/ 1÷3
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