Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01225

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
In front of the main cultic image
TS01225

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Meditating monkey
Red clay
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 44; W: 38 cm
Late period

Meditating monkey in a rocky background, with protruding wide open eyes, concave pupils and probable earlobe holes. Hair shown by short incision and asperity of rock by deep grooves and T-shaped marks.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 8956/ 1-7; 8955/ 1-8
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -