Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01219
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Near sculptural group no. 40, left side
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Near sculptural group no. 40, left side
Other images
Genius;Human figure
Red clay; red paint; blue or black paint
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 9 cm
Late period
Head of a male figure, with hair in three lobes, presumably covered by skull-cap. Red (or pink) paint on face and hair; blue or black paint on eyebrows and eye outline.
Related fragments: TS 1217 and TS 1218 (body and left arm).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Related fragments: TS 1217 and TS 1218 (body and left arm).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 8979/ 5-7; 8981/ 5-7, 3
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: Inv. No. 4024
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: Inv. No. 4024