Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS02122

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1972
Tapa Sardar, Area 64-100
Stupa 64 (6)
TS02122

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AFTS0181
TS 2122

Deity; Brahma
Clay; white paint; red paint
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 18 cm
Early period 2

Head of a figure with hair crowned by a double-spiral knot held by a small ring and earrings with disk. White paint on surface; red paint on eyebrows. Fired and blackened accidentally.
Related fragment: TS 1499.
The head could relate to a figure of Brahma.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 13402/ 9
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -