Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01791
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Northeast corner of pradaksinapatha
TS01791

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MNAOR 3799 TS 1791
LA 10437_1_ridim
LA 10437_4_ridim
LA 10437_3_ridim
LA 10437_2_ridim
LA 10437_6_ridim
LA 10437_5_ridim
Afts0433
LA 10437_7_ridim
Afts0436
Afts0435
Afts0434
TS 1791

Deity
Red clay; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Very high relief; decorative plaque obtained from mould; completed by engraving
H: 11; W: 10 cm
Late period

Deity (upper part) with long hair and beaded necklace with pendant in the shape of leaf between two spirals. Cavities left by a disappeared wooden tenon and inner armature visible in the sections exposed by the fractures. Blackened by accidental fire.
Related fragment: TS 1792 and TS 1793 (legs).

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10437/ 1-8
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”