Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00002
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near Throne 1
TS00002

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AFTS0060(scansioni-CISA)

Lokapala
Red clay; wood (inner armature)
Very high relief
H: 8, W: 13,5 cm
Late period

Torso of a male figure wearing a tight-fitting coat with a wide collar. Wooden inner armature burnt, visible in the section exposed by the fractures. Fired accidentally.
The fragment could relate to the figure of a standing lokapala.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 1809/ 7
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”