Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00865
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Other images
Buddha (false-niche)
Red clay; pink paint; inferable: wood (tenon; inner armature?)
Very high relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
H: 46; W: 30 cm
Late period
Buddha (body) seated in dhyanamudra on a plain throne, wrapped in overrobe, with covered hands and feet. The figure was probably framed by a false-niche and set between two horizontal cornices, the lower one decorated with a row of rosettes between plain fillets. Pink paint on overrobe. Traces left by wooden tenons on the back.
Related fragments: TS 866 (head) and TS 898 (throne).
Kabul National Museum
Related fragments: TS 866 (head) and TS 898 (throne).
Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 6721/ 1; 6721/ 2; 10424/7
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: -