Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01079
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
Meditating monkey
Red clay
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 9, W: 8,5 cm
Late period
Head of a meditating monkey: arched eyebrows, deep orbit and protruding wide open eyes with pupil shown by circular indentation.
Related fragment: TS 1754 (body).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Related fragment: TS 1754 (body).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 8174/ 9-10; 8943/ 1-4; 11454/ 9
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -