Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01066
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, II terrace
Below Room 36 (6)
TS01066

Layman
Clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; decorative element worked separately then fixed to the figure
H:14,5; W: 13,5 cm
Early period 2

Head of a layman (upper part) with conical headwear decorated with rows of round plaques, impressions of which are preserved on the surface. Cavities left by disappeared wooden tenons. Fired accidentally.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 8166/ 4; 8968/ 2
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
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