Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01079

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Below the main cultic image, on the floor
TS01079

Other images

MNAOR3641TS1079CS4153
TS1079
AFTS0058
AFTS0057
AFTS0059
TS 1754 (1079)
Pezzi 2 055_numerata

Meditating monkey
Red clay
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 9, W: 8,5 cm
Late period

Head of a meditating monkey: arched eyebrows, deep orbit and protruding wide open eyes with pupil shown by circular indentation.
Related fragment: TS 1754 (body).

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 8174/ 9-10; 8943/ 1-4; 11454/ 9
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -