Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS00575
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; locks of hair obtained from mould
H: 15; W: 9,5; D: 8,5 cm
Late period
Head of a Buddha. Hair with stacked coils having curled tips and separate usnisa bound by a string at base with round central plaque. Traces left by disappeared wooden tenons on the back.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 2304/ 1÷8; 2303/ 1-2; 736, 744, 745 (?); 2315/ 1÷8; 2314/ 1÷8; 2306/ 7-8
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -