Buddhist Ghazni: Body ornament
Inv. no. TS01913
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Room 36
Near TS 1061
Tapa Sardar, Room 36
Near TS 1061
Headwear
Red clay
Very high relief; decorative plaques obtained from mould
H: 18,5; W: 16,5 cm
Late period
Tiara of a bodhisattva (fragment), decorated with two scrolls (one of them is preserved) and beaded rosette (nine petals) surrounded by a row of smaller rosettes.
The fragment could relate to the statue no. 46 (or to the lost image at the northwest corner of the room).
Related fragments: 1061 (head), TS 1929 (scroll).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
The fragment could relate to the statue no. 46 (or to the lost image at the northwest corner of the room).
Related fragments: 1061 (head), TS 1929 (scroll).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
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Digital photos: -
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