Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS01750

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Central area, below the main cultic image
TS01750

Other images

LA 10428_3_ridim
LA 10428_4_ridim
AFTS0085
TS 1750

Base / pedestal
Red clay; paint: black, red; inferable: wood (tenon)
Relief; completed by engraving
H: 9,5; L: 12,5; W: 12 cm
Late period

Rock-like pedestal preserving two superimposed projecting tiers. Asperity of rock shown by deep grooves and curved marks. Black and red paint on surface. Traces of a disappeared wooden tenon visible on the back.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10428/ 3-5, TS. 1751
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -