Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS01564

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 37
Near the main cultic image, front right corner
TS01564

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TS 1564
Misto 3 ottobre 037
AFTS0079

Lotus throne
Red clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Very high relief; completed by engraving
H: 7; L: 17; W: 10 cm
Late period

Throne in the shape of open lotus with reverse petals. Traces left by disappeared wooden tenons visible on the back.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9578/ 8
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -