Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS02131
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1971
Tapa Sardar, II terrace
Trench in Room 36 (6)
TS02131

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2131 a-c

Human figure; Kusan type
Clay; red paint
Very high relief; decorative plaques obtained from mould
H (a): 21; W (a): 15 cm; H (b): 18; W (b): 13,8 cm; H (c): 9; W: 9,2 cm
Early period 2

Male figure of Kusan type: trousers (three fragments marked with a, b, c) decorated with vertical rows of rectangular and round brooch-like plaques alternating with couple of smaller beads. Red paint on one of the round plaques. Fired and blackened accidentally.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 13402/ 5
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
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