Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00575

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) a, in front of statue no. 17
TS00575

Other images

AFTS0300(scansioni-CISA)(2)
AFTS0300(scansioni-CISA)(1)
AFTS0300(scansioni-CISA)(4)
AFTS0300(scansioni-CISA)(3)
TS 575
DSCN4843
Pezzi 2 021
Pezzi 2 021_num

Buddha
Brown clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould
H: 15; W: 9,5; D: 8,5 cm
Late period

Head of a Buddha. Hair with stacked coils having curled tips and separate usnisa bound by a string at base with round central plaque. Traces left by disappeared wooden tenons on the back.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 2304/ 1÷8; 2303/ 1-2; 736, 744, 745 (?); 2315/ 1÷8; 2314/ 1÷8; 2306/ 7-8
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -