Buddhist Ghazni: Cornice
Inv. no. TS00877
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
TS00877

False niche (fragment of arch)
Red clay; paint: pink, white
Relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
L: 23,5; W: 6,5 cm
Late period

Fragment of arch of parabolic false-niche decorated with a row of rosettes (six of them are preserved) with six “concave” petals around a concave button (pistil) between two plain fillets. White and pink paint on the fillets.
Related fragments: TS 1711, TS 1894.
Neg. no.: 6726/ 4; 6736/ 5; 6738/ 2
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”