Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01840

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Area 64-100
Trench of stupa 64 (6)
TS01840

Other images

LA 10452_8_ridim
LA 10452_7_ridim
LA 10452_6_ridim
LA 10452_5_ridim
TS 1840

Human figure
Clay; inferable: metal (inner armature/fingers)
In the round; fingers worked separately then fixed to the clay core; completed by engraving
L: 10,5; W: 11 cm ca.
Early period 2

Right hand with thumb and index extended and separate (gesture of conversation/question). Pliant shape of the fingertips and incised fingernails. Cavity left by the disappeared metal inner armature of the index finger. Fired accidentally.

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 10452/ 5-8
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: -