Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01270

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel, on the floor (F.2.)
TS01270

Buddha
Red clay; inferable: wood, reed (inner armature)
In the round; completed by engraving
Max: 32 cm
Late period

Left hand partially clenched, holding the hem of the overrobe. Traces left by a disappeared inner armature.
The hand almost certainly belongs to the main cultic image of Vihara 17.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9657/ 7
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -