Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00973
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1968
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Under the lotus base of stupa 4
TS00973

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Buddha;
Red clay
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 7,3 cm
Late period

Head of a Buddha with long earlobes, half-closed bulging eyes and hair with small squares. Blackened by accidental fire.
Related fragment: TS 162 (left side including the ear).
Neg. no.: 9660/ 7-8; 8931/ 1-4; 7371/ 5; 7379/ 2,3,4,6,1
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”