Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS02116
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1972
Tapa Sardar, Area 64-100
Stupa 64 (6)
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TS 2116

Human figure
Clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 10; W: 10 cm
Early period 2

Head of a figure with earrings. The cavity visible at the triangular fossa height could relate to an ear ornament. Fired accidentally.

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 13405/ 6
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”