Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS02121
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1972
Tapa Sardar, Area 64-100
Stupa 64 (6)
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TS 2121

Deity; Brahma?
Clay
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 12 cm
Early period 2

Head of a figure with wavy hair and vertical folded knot held by small coil. Fired and blackened accidentally.
The head could relate to a figure of Brahma.

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 13401/ 1
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”