Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00613
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) b, in front of statue no. 17
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) b, in front of statue no. 17
Other images
Buddha
Brown clay; inferable: wood (inner armature/tenon)
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould
H: 14; W: 8 cm
Late period
Head of a Buddha with half-closed bulging eyes and hair rendered by rows of applied locks; separate usnisa bound by a string at base with round central plaque. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden tenon or inner armature on the back.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 718, 723, 724; 6730/ 2-4; 2294/ 1÷8; 2293/ 3÷6; 6730/ 2÷4; 2288/ 1-2
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -