Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00612

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) b, in front of statue no. 17
TS00612

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Buddha
Brown clay
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 12,5; W: 7,5 cm
Late period

Head of a Buddha with half-closed bulging eyes and hair with rows of short incisions alternating with continuous grooves radiating from the peak over forehead.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 717, 718; 2288/ 3÷8; 2287/ 1÷8; 6730/ 8
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -