Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00578
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; black paint; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief; decorative plaques worked separately and then fixed to the head (presumably imitated from mould 37m3).
H: 15; W: 9,5; D: 8 cm
Late period
Head of a bodhisattva or deity with hair rendered by short and deep grooves, bound by a string of beads, with decorative plaques on the sides and above forehead. Black paint on hair. Traces left by a disappeared wooden inner armature.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 739, 740; 2309/ 1÷6; 2310/ 1, 3÷8; 10413/ 1-4; 11019/ 5-7
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -