Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00866
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
Red clay; black paint; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 16,5; W: 9,5 cm
Late period
Head of a Buddha seated in dhyanamudra, with long earlobes and hair with small squares (in concentric rows) having a central dot; separate usnisa. Black paint on hair. Cavities left by disappeared wooden tenons on the back.
Related fragment: TS 865 (body), TS 898 (throne).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Related fragment: TS 865 (body), TS 898 (throne).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 6721/ 2 (with TS. 865); 6724/ 6-8
Digital photos: MAIA 2002; MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002; MAIA 2003
Drawings: -