Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01078
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Below the main cultic image, on the floor
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Below the main cultic image, on the floor
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Grotesque figure
Red clay; red paint; black paint
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 8,5; W: 7 cm
Late period
Head of a figure with grotesque features: large ears, hair parted in middle and pulled back over the temples, thick, s-shaped eyebrows in relief, wide open bulging eyes with incised pupil, long moustache and beard on cheeks. Red paint on face; black paint on hair and eyes.
Neg. no.: 8174/ 5-6-7- 8; 8942/ 1-5
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