Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS02120
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1972
Tapa Sardar
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TS02120

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Human figure
Clay; pink paint
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould; completed by engraving
H: 10; W: 12,4 cm c.a.
Early period 2

Head (fragment) of a figure with hair with vertical short incisions and stacked coils having curled tips round the forehead, partially covering the left ear. Pink paint on the ear. Fired and blackened accidentally.

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 13402/ 13
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”