Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01736

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17
TS01736

Other images

LA 10459_4_ridim
LA 10459_5_ridim
1736 et alia bis_ritagliataTS 1736
1736 et alia_numerata
1154 et alia_numerata

Bodhisattva
Red clay; black paint
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould 17m11
Max: 20 cm ca.
Late period

Head (fragment) of a bodhisattva with hair rendered by rows of applied locks. Black paint on hair.
Probable related fragments: TS 1737 (right hand), TS 2046 (fragment of head).

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10459/ 4-5
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -