Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS01700
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel, on the floor
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel, on the floor
Other images
Buddha (throne)
Red clay; pink paint; inferable: wood (tenon)
Relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
H: 19; L: 25,5; W: 7,5 cm
Late period
Plain throne (fragment) of a Buddha, with lower cornice decorated with a row of rosettes (six of them are preserved) between two plain fillets. Part of the lower hem of the Buddha’s overrobe preserved on the front face of the throne. Pink paint on surface. Traces of the wooden tenons on the back.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 10416/ 7-8
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -