Buddhist Ghazni: Architectural element/miniature
Inv. no. TS00830
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near Throne 3
TS00830

Relic casket or miniature stupa
Brown clay; inferable: wood (inner armature)
In the round; completed by engraving
H: 7,5; diam.: 5,7 cm
Late period

Fragment of a relic-casket or miniature stupa preserving part of the pinnacle with five umbrellas (disks). Cavity left by a disappeared wooden inner armature. Blackened by accidental fire.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse
Neg. no.: 7377/ 5-6; 9579/ 8
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”