Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01939

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Central area of the chapel
TS01939

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R 11461_7_ridim
AFTS0186
AFTS0185
TS 1939

Human figure
Red clay; red paint
Very high relief; scroll obtained from part of mould 37m3; completed by engraving
H: 21 cm
Late period

Head of a male figure with turban with zone, worn sideways. Turban decorated with row of beads of different shape, a plaque in the shape of scroll within a crescent on the right side and triangular stone above the forehead; ornament visible around the ears. Red paint on face.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 11461/ 6-7
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