Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01077
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Below the main cultic image, on the floor
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Below the main cultic image, on the floor
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Grotesque figure
Red clay
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 10; W: 9 cm
Late period
Head of a figure with grotesque features: large and pointed ears, shaved hair, thick arched eyebrows in relief, wide open bulging eyes with incised pupil, small mouth with full lips.
Neg. no.: 8174/ 2-3-4; 8943/ 5-8
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