Unidentified scene

Haḍḍa, lost location - False gable


HADB N° : 449
Technique : Sculpture
Object Type : False gable
Material : Schist
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Findspot : Haḍḍa, lost location
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :

This fragmentary relief is bordered by a band divided into three superimposed registers occupied by seated figures that are difficult to identify. The main scene has almost entirely disappeared. The legs of a figure, perhaps in lalitāsana, can be seen.


Observation :

The schist reliefs discovered by Barthoux between 1926 and 1928 are mostly from the vicinity of the Great Stūpa K1 of Tapa-i Kafarihā, the south-western part of the main stūpa B12 of Bāgh Gaï (around B13) and the Great Stūpa TK140 of Tapa Kalān.


Bibliographical References :

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - p. 373, K.p. Ha. 987.54.