Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01219

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Near sculptural group no. 40, left side
TS01219

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Inventario6003
TS1219
INV.1217-1219figuraricostruita
1217etaliademone

Genius;Human figure
Red clay; red paint; blue or black paint
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 9 cm
Late period

Head of a male figure, with hair in three lobes, presumably covered by skull-cap. Red (or pink) paint on face and hair; blue or black paint on eyebrows and eye outline.
Related fragments: TS 1217 and TS 1218 (body and left arm).

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 8979/ 5-7; 8981/ 5-7, 3
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: Inv. No. 4024