Buddhist Ghazni: Statue
Inv. no. TS01411
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, II terrace
Below Room 18 (6)
TS01411

Other images

LA 9568_7_rimen
LA 9568_8_ridim

knot of hair / uṣṇīṣa
Clay
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 7; W: 6,2 cm
Early period 2

Probable knot of hair or usnisa with ring/string at base from the head of a figure. Hair with broken and alternating waves (up and down). Fired accidentally.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9568/ 7-8
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”