Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS01797
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 4, north corner
TS01797

Other images

TS 1797
TS 1797 ter
Pezzi 2 063

Decorative element
Red clay; white paint
Relief; completed by engraving
H: 12; L (max, diagonally): 20,5 cm
Late period

Pyramidal element composed of six fillets progressively projecting from bottom to top, alternating incised and plain. White paint on the uppermost fillet. Probable traces of other colours.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”