Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00613

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) b, in front of statue no. 17
TS00613

Other images

DSCN4840
Pezzi 2 021_num
Pezzi 2 021

Buddha
Brown clay; inferable: wood (inner armature/tenon)
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould
H: 14; W: 8 cm
Late period

Head of a Buddha with half-closed bulging eyes and hair rendered by rows of applied locks; separate usnisa bound by a string at base with round central plaque. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden tenon or inner armature on the back.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 718, 723, 724; 6730/ 2-4; 2294/ 1÷8; 2293/ 3÷6; 6730/ 2÷4; 2288/ 1-2
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -