Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01783
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In the left-hand (east) passageway
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In the left-hand (east) passageway
Other images
Buddha
Red clay; red paint; black paint; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 12,5; W: 9,8 cm
Late period
Head of a Buddha. Hair with rows of short incisions alternating with continuous grooves radiating from the peak over forehead; separate usnisa with round central plaque. Long earlobes. Black paint on hair; red paint on face. Cavities left by disappeared wooden tenons on the back.
Related fragment: TS 1782 (body).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Related fragment: TS 1782 (body).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10425/ 1-8; 10436/ 7
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -