Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS01832

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Central area of the chapel
TS01832

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AFTS0144
TS 1832
Dep. CS 6306

Peacock
Red clay
Relief; feathers obtained from mould 23m35
H: 9; W: 6 cm
Late period

Fantail of a peacock. Long feathers with thin central rib and close thin side ribs enclosing a pelta-shaped element at the end of the central rib.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 10453/ 1
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 6306