Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01716
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
TS01716

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1716 Buddha assiso in dhyanamudra

Buddha
Red clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 30,5; W: 27 cm
Late period

Buddha seated in dhyanamudra on a plain throne, wrapped in overrobe, with exposed hands and covered feet. Cavities left by disappeared wooden tenons on the back.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10424/ 8
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
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