Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01144

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
TS01144

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Dep. CS 6269 6270 6271

Buddha
Red clay; black paint
Very high relief; locks of hair obtained from mould 23m43
H: 58 (without usnisa); H: 72 (with usnisa) cm
Late period

Head of the bejeweled Buddha (statue no. 39). Hair rendered by rows of applied wavy locks; separate usnisa. Black paint on eyebrows and on the eye outline.
Related fragments: TS 1056, TS 1152, TS 1763, TS 1766, TS 1990.

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 8955/ 1-6
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: Inv. No. 6270, Inv. No. 4727