Buddhist Ghazni: Cornice
Inv. no. TS00876
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
TS00876

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TS.876

False niche (fragment of arch)
Red clay; pink paint
Relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
L: 44; W:6,5 cm
Late period

Fragment of arch of parabolic false-niche decorated with a row of rosettes with six “concave” petals around a concave button (pistil) between two plain fillets. Pink paint on surface.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 6736/ 5; 6738/ 2,3
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”