Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00249
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near Throne 9
TS00249

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AFTS0319(scansioni-CISA) (2)
TS249

Buddha
Dark brown clay
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 7,3; W: 7,8 cm
Late period

Head of a Buddha with plain nimbus; hair with small squares, separate usnisa (of which traces survive), long earlobes, urna in relief and half-closed elongated eyes.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 1821/ 3,5,6,8
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”