Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01122
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel, on the floor
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel, on the floor
Other images
Bodhisattva; deity
Red clay; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief
H: 12,5 cm
Late period
Head of a bodhisattva or deity slightly turned to right. Hair bound by a thick string probably decorated with plaques of crescent-and-disc type. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden inner armature.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 8171/ 1; 8170/ 11- 12?; 8933/ 3-6
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -