Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS01722
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel
TS01722

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040168
040170
LA 10412_2_ridim-800
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TS 1722

Chequered grid
Red clay; paint: black, pink
Relief; squares worked separately then fixed
H: 13,3; W: 24 cm
Late period

Architectural decoration with chequered grid with relief squares. Pink paint and black paint alternately on the squares.
Related fragment: TS 1854, TS 1908.

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 10412/ 2
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”