Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01029
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel
Other images
Buddha
Red clay; black paint; red paint; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 17; W: 11 cm
Late period
Head of a Buddha with long earlobes, hair with rows of short incisions alternating with continuous grooves radiating from the peak over forehead and separate usnisa bound by a string at base with round central plaque. Black paint on hair, red paint on the ears. Traces of a disappeared wooden tenon.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 1303/ 3÷6; 9596/ 4÷8
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -