Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS00223

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 10
TS00223

Other images

Dep. CS 6304
Dep. CS 6304 (TS-bassa risoluzione)

Composite decorative motif
Brown clay
Relief; decorative plaques obtained from mould
H: 4; W: 11 cm
Late period

Architectural decoration preserving two adjacent rows of decorative plaques respectively composed of (three) rosettes with five petals and (two) brooch-like plaques seemingly imitating a baguette-cut stone with plain bezel alternating with two spherical beads or granulated spheres on the short sides.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: Inv. No. 6304