Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01415
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Between Throne 9 and stupa 10
TS01415

Kneeling or flying deity
Red clay; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 11; W: 14,5 cm
Late period

Deva flying or kneeling towards the left, wearing a paridhana. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden inner armature. Fired accidentally.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9619/ 1-2, 4
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”