Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01068
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, II terrace
Below Room 36 (6)
TS01068

Bodhisattva; Maitreya
Red clay; red paint; black paint
Very high relief
H: 13,5; W: 9,5 cm
Early period 2

Head of a bodhisattva (presumably Maitreya). Wavy hair and large vertical knot held by rings/strings. Black paint on hair, red on rings/strings (?). Fired accidentally.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 8166/ 8; 8924/ 1-3
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”