Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01794
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 4, north corner
TS01794

Buddha or deity
Red clay; red paint; gilding; iron (inner armature)
In the round
L: 6,3 cm
Late period

Tip of a finger, presumably from the main statue of Throne 3. Gilding on surface, overpainted with red on the nail. Iron rod (inner armature) preserved in the clay core.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
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Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”