Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00910
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Buddha
Red clay
Very high relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m4
H: 51; W: 29 cm
Late period
Buddha seated in dhyanamudra on a plain throne, wrapped in overrobe, with covered hands and feet. Hair with small squares (in concentric rows); separate usnisa. The figure was probably framed by a false-niche and set between two horizontal cornices decorated with a row of rosettes (four of them are preserved at the bottom, mould 17m4) with double corolla between two plain fillets.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 10413/ 5-8; before restoration: 6737/ 1-2; 6746/ 1-3; R799/ 7-12
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -