Buddhist Ghazni: Cornice
Inv. no. TS01932
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Near statue no. 17, right-hand corner
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Near statue no. 17, right-hand corner
Other images
False niche (fragment of arch)
Red clay
Relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
H: 26 cm
Late period
Fragment of arch of trefoil false-niche decorated with a row of rosettes (seven of them are preserved) with six “concave” petals around a concave button (pistil) between two plain fillets.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 11453/ 1
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -