Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00874
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Other images
Bodhisattva; deity
Red clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; decorative elements worked separetely then fixed to the figure; completed by engraving
H: 13,7; W: 9,5 cm
Late period
Head of a deva or bodhisattva with hair bound by a double string decorated with three plaques of crescent-and-disc type and errings with disk. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden inner armature. Blackened by accidental fire.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 6732/ 1 (one fragment is missing); 6733/ 5-7; 11023/ 3-5
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -