Buddhist Ghazni: Cornice
Inv. no. TS01893
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel
False niche (fragment of arch)
Red clay
Relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
H: 22,5; W: 14,5 cm
Late period
Left end of arch (fragment) of trefoil false-niche decorated with a row of rosettes (six of them are preserved) with six “concave” petals around a concave button (pistil) between two plain fillets.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 11020/ 12
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -