Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00862
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Other images
Buddha
Red clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 12,5; W: 11 cm
Late period
Head of a Buddha with half-closed bulging eyes and hair rendered by rows of short incisions alternating with continuous grooves radiating from the peak over forehead. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden tenon on the back.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 67225/ 1-3
Digital photos: MAIA 2002; MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002; MAIA 2003
Drawings: -