Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00898

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
TS00898

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TS898

Buddha; throne
Red clay; brown paint; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
H: 17; W: 30 cm ca.

Plain throne of a Buddha seated in dhyanamudra, wrapped in overrobe with covered hands and feet. The figure was probably framed by a false-niche and set between two horizontal cornices decorated with a row of rosettes (three of them are preserved at the bottom) between two plain fillets. Brown paint: concerned position not indicated in the inventory. Traces left by disappeared wooden tenons on the back.
Related fragments: TS 865 (body) and TS 866 (head).

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 8962/ 2; 6781/ 8
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -