Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00975
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1968
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
On Throne 6, between the Buddha’s legs
TS00975

Kneeling or flying deity
Red clay; red paint; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief; decorative plaque obtained from mould; completed by engraving
H: 22,5; W: 20 cm
Late period

Deity (fragment) flying or kneeling towards the right, wearing a paridhana and a thin girdle decorated with a brooch-like plaque in the shape of a beaded rosette surrounded by (swirled?) circular elements. Red paint on the paridhana. Trace of a disappeared wooden inner armature. Partially blackened by accidental fire.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”