Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01542
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Near the main cultic image, front right corner
TS01542

Bodhisattva
Red clay
Very high relief; decorative elements worked separetely then fixed to the figure; completed by engraving
H: 14 cm
Late period

Bodhisattva (torso) with exposed chest, wearing a long necklace decorated with a row of wavy elements and keyura or armlet at the left arm.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 12047/1; 12046/12
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”