Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01948

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Near TS 1272
TS01948

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TS 1948

Bodhisattva
Red clay; black paint
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould 37m10
H: 20 cm
Late period

Shoulder from the statue of a bodhisattva with long hair rendered by rows of applied locks, with strands falling on shoulders. Black paint on hair.
Related fragments: TS 1272 (head and body), TS 1569 (knot of hair).

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 11455/ 1
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -