Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01076
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Below the main cultic image, on the floor
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Below the main cultic image, on the floor
Durga Mahisasuramardini
Red clay; paint: black, red, yellow
In the round; completed by engraving
Max: 30,5 cm
Late period
One of the right hands of Durga Mahisasuramardini (sculptural group no. 40), holding the vajra. Hand partially clenched with bent thumb; ring at the little finger. Red paint on the hand; red, yellow and black paint on the vajra.
Related fragments: TS 1075, TS 1140, TS 1141, TS 1142, TS 1143, TS 1145, TS 1757, TS 1762, TS 1764, TS 1959, TS 1987.
Kabul National Museum
Related fragments: TS 1075, TS 1140, TS 1141, TS 1142, TS 1143, TS 1145, TS 1757, TS 1762, TS 1764, TS 1959, TS 1987.
Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 8176/ 10- 11-12; 8945/ 5-8
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