Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS02106
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1972
Tapa Sardar
Below 23-66 (6)
TS02106

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TS 2106

Human figure / hair ornament
Clay; black paint; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; decorative plaques obtained from mould; completed by engraving
Max: 9,7 cm
Early period 2

Knot of hair of female figure (presumably) with ornaments including a central stone and a garland decorated with rosette. Black paint: concerned position not indicated in the inventory. Cavities left by disappeared wooden tenons.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse
Neg. no.: 13401/ 9
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”