Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01753
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Central area, west side
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Central area, west side
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Bodhisattva
Red clay; black paint; red paint
Very high relief; decorative elements worked separetely then fixed to the figure; completed by engraving
H: 9,5; W: 7 cm
Late period
Head of a bodhisattva with a headwear, probably including three crests (one of them preserved on the left), curly hair, long earlobes, small mouth with full lips. Red paint on ear; black paint on hair.
Related fragment: TS 1752 (lower part).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Related fragment: TS 1752 (lower part).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10417/ 1-2
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