Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01762

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Central area, north side
TS01762

Other images

TS 1762
LA 10429_5_ridim
DurgaDraw-757
DurgaCol-468

Durga Mahisasuramardini
Red clay; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief
H: 47 cm ca.
Late period

Lower part of a left leg, covered by the folds of the drapery, probably from the statue of Durga Mahisasuramardini (sculptural group no. 40). Cavity left by a disappeared wooden inner armature visible in the sections exposed by the fractures.
Related fragments: TS 1075, TS 1076, TS 1140, TS 1141, TS 1142, TS 1143, TS 1145, TS 1757, TS 1764, TS 1959, TS 1987.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse
Neg. no.: 10429/ 5-6
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -