Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01176
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, II terrace
Below Room 36 (6)
TS01176

Lion
Clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Relief
H: 3,1; W: 2,4 cm
Early period 2

Decorative plaque in the shape of a lion’s forepart. Sockets for disappeared wooden tenons. Fired accidentally.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 8947/ 4; 8950/ 6
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
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