Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00577
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) a, in front of statue no. 17
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) a, in front of statue no. 17
Other images
Bodhisattva; deity
Brown clay; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief
H: 10,5; W: 9; D: 7 cm
Late period
Head of a bodhisattva or deity with hair parted in middle, bound by a double string decorated with plaques of crescent-and-disc type. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden inner armature on the back.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 727, 728; 2298/ 1÷8; 2297/ 1÷4, 6÷8
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -