Buddhist Ghazni: Cornice
Inv. no. TS00892

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
TS00892

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AFTS0369bis
TS892
AFTS0368bis

False niche (fragment of arch)
Red clay; paint: brown, pink
Relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
L: 23,5 ca.; W: 7,5 cm
Late period

Fragment of arch of trefoil false-niche decorated with a row of rosettes (eleven of them are preserved) with six “concave” petals around a concave button (pistil) between two plain fillets. Brown on background, pink paint on the fillets.
Related fragment: TS 891.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 6722/ 8
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -