Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01724
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Near the left-hand passageway
TS01724

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Deity
Red clay
Very high relief; decorative elements worked separetely then fixed to the figure; completed by engraving
H: 24; W: 20; D: 10,5 cm
Late period

Deity (body) seated in padmasana (presumably), in three-quarters view toward right, with chest exposed and necklace with pendant composed of three petal/drop-shaped elements.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 10407/ 6-8
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”