Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01563

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Central area, towards right side (8 G)
TS01563

Other images

LA 9652_6_ridim
LA 9652_3_ridim
LA 9652_4_ridim
MNAOR 3763 TS 1563
MNAOR 3765 TS 1563
MNAOR 3768 TS 1563
MNAOR 3769 TS 1563
MNAOR 3770 TS 1563
MNAOR 3771 TS 1563
MNAOR 3764 TS 1563
MNAOR 3767 TS 1563
MNAOR 3766 TS 1563
1562 et alia teste di Buddha_NUM
Afghanistan 1 007_NUM
Afghanistan 1 002_NUM
Dep. CS 6312
AFTS0219
AFTS0218
AFTS0217
TS 1563

Bodhisattva
Red clay; paint: black (or faded blue), red; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from 37m12
H: 15,5 cm
Late period

Head of a bodhisattva with urna in relief. Black paint on hair; red paint on lips and eyelids. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden inner armature.
Probable related fragments: TS 1543, TS 1559, TS 1938, TS 1944.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)

Neg. no.: 9652/ 3÷7
Digital photos: MAIA 2002; MAIA 2003
Drawings: Inv. No. 6312