Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01560
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
Bodhisattva
Red clay; inferable: wood (inner armature, tenon)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 22; W: 34 cm
Late period
Bodhisattva seated on a lotus throne with reverse petals, with crossed ankles and left knee raised; left hand resting on left thigh. Traces left by the disappeared wooden inner armature and tenons.
Probable related fragment: TS 1561 (torso).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Probable related fragment: TS 1561 (torso).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9658/5÷8
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