Buddhist Ghazni: Architectural element/miniature
Inv. no. TS01278

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 4
TS01278

Other images

LA 9585_3_ridim
LA 9585_6_ridim
TS 1278

Capital supporting lion
Red clay; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Relief
H: 2,5; L: 7,6: W: 6 cm
Late period

Capital with horizontal mouldings presumably supporting a lion. On the upper surface (top): two legs and two circular cavities left by the disappeared wooden inner armature of the figure. Rough socket for the column (shaft) at the base (lower surface) of the fragment.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9585/ 3-4-6
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -