Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01633
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Area 64-100
Trench of stupa 64 (6)
Tapa Sardar, Area 64-100
Trench of stupa 64 (6)
Young male figure
Grey clay; paint: blue, yellow
Very high relief
H: 33 cm
Early period 2
Lower part (two fragments) of a young male figure probably wearing an uttariya (exposing right shoulder), a paridhana and an upper robe. Blue paint on uttariya, yellow paint on paridhana or upper robe (across the lower part of the legs). Fired accidentally.
Probable related fragment: TS 1632 (torso) and TS 1634 (right arm).
The fragment could relate to a young ascetic figure from a Dipamkara-Jataka scene.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Probable related fragment: TS 1632 (torso) and TS 1634 (right arm).
The fragment could relate to a young ascetic figure from a Dipamkara-Jataka scene.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10392/ 5-7
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -