Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01871

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Area 64-100
Niche 76
TS01871

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Deity
Clay; black paint; red paint
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould
H: 18,8 cm
Early period 2

Head of a deity with hair with stacked coils having curled tips and large globular knot, and earring with disk. Black paint on hair; red paint on eyebrows.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 10635/ 8-9, 12
Digital photos: MAIA 2002; MAIA 2003
Drawings: -