Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00614

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) b, in front of statue no. 17
TS00614

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Buddha
Brown clay
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould
H: 16; W: 9,5 cm
Late period

Head of a Buddha with half-closed bulging eyes and hair with stacked coils having curled tips; separate usnisa, bound by a string at base.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 721, 722, 723; 6730/ 5÷7; 2292/ 1÷8; 2293 / 1-2, 7- IV; 2291/ 3÷7
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -