Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01259
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Near the main cultic image, right corner
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Near the main cultic image, right corner
Other images
Bodhisattva
Red clay; black paint; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 25,5 cm
Late period
Head of a bodhisattva with pendent earrings. The figure was against a painted wall, a fragment of which is preserved on the back. Black paint on hair. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden tenon on the back.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 9566/ 2÷8; 9651/ 7-8
Digital photos: MAIA 2002; MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002; MAIA 2003
Drawings: -