Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01767

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
TS01767

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TS 1767

Bodhisattva
Red clay; paint: black, red
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 11; W: 27,5 cm
Late period

Bodhisattva (fragment) seated with crossed legs on a lotus throne with upturned petals. Red paint on paridhana; red paint and black paint alternately on petals.
Probable related fragment: TS 1155 (head).

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10417/ 4
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -