Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00572
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) a, in front of statue no. 17
TS00572

Other images

TS572
571-3statua(giann-inventariati)
Afghanistan1014
Afghanistan1019

Buddha
Brown clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief
H: 23, W: 24 cm
Late period

Torso of a Buddha seated in dhyanamudra, wrapped in overrobe (samghati) with exposed hands. Traces left by disappeared wooden tenons on the back.
Related fragment: TS 571 (head) and TS 573 (throne).

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 531; 2300/ 5-6-7-8; 2301/ 7-8
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”