Buddhist Ghazni: Cornice
Inv. no. TS01845

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 2
TS01845

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LA 10453_3
LA 10453_2

Architectural
Red clay; red paint
Relief; rosettes obtained from mould; completed by engraving
H: 5,2; L: 19 cm
Late period

Curvilinear cornice in three tiers: plain upper tier; middle tier decorated with row of beaded rosettes (one of them is preserved, with six petals); lower tier preserving (right to left) the trace of a stupa’s umbrella, a capital, the trace of a stupa’s umbrella, the trace of a capital, the top of a stupa’s umbrella. Red paint on upper fillet. Blackened by accidental fire.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse
Neg. no.: 10453/ 2-3
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