Buddhist Ghazni: Architectural element/miniature
Inv. no. TS01796
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 4, north corner
TS01796

Column (miniature)
Red clay; inferable: wood (?, inner armature)
Relief
H: 2,5; L: 4; W: 3,2 cm
Late period

Square base of column (fragment) including a plinth with fillet at bottom and incisions at the corners, octagonal ring and beginning of shaft. Vertical through-hole left by a disappeared inner armature. Blackened by accidental fire.
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Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”