Buddhist Ghazni: Wall painting
Inv. no. TS01790
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Room 52
Tapa Sardar, Room 52
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Buddha
Clay; paint: black, blue, brown, red, white
Tempera
H: 34,5; L: 21 cm
Late period
Head of a Buddha (fragment) turned to the left, with separate usnisa with string at base and probable nimbus. Black/brown paint on hair, eyebrows and urna; red on the string, lips and overrobe; blue on the eyes outline; blue and brown paint on the background. Brown contour lines.
Related fragment: TS 1800.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Related fragment: TS 1800.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10459/ 1-2
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 6078
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 6078