Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00570
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1962
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) a, in front of statue no. 17
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
MLS (4) a, in front of statue no. 17
Other images
Buddha
Brown clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief
H: 14; W: 11; D: 9,5 cm
Late period
Head of a Buddha with hair rendered by rows of short incisions alternating with continuous grooves radiating from the peak over forehead. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden tenon on the back.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 725, 726 (?); 2295/ 1÷8; 2296/ 1÷8
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -