Buddhist Ghazni: Cornice
Inv. no. TS00891

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
TS00891

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AFTS0369bis
AFTS0368bis
TS891

False niche (fragment of arch)
Red clay; paint: brown, pink
Relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
L: 4,8; W: 7,7 cm ca.
Late period

Fragment of arch of trefoil false-niche decorated with a row of rosettes (eleven of them are preserved) with six “concave” petals around a concave button (pistil) between two plain fillets. Brown on background, pink paint on fillets.
Related fragment: TS 892.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 6722/ 7; 10415/ 2-3
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -