Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS01094
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Front-central area of the chapel (débris of the left-hand wall decoration)
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Front-central area of the chapel (débris of the left-hand wall decoration)
Other images
Buddha (niche)
Red clay
Very high relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3 (six petals) and 17m4 (double corolla)
H: 93; W: 88 cm
Late period
Buddha seated in padmasana on a plain throne, wrapped in overrobe, in a trefoil false-niche supported by pilasters (shaft on the left), with arch decorated with a row of rosette, set between two horizontal cornices decorated with the same type of motif. On the left, a vertical frame decorated with a row of rosettes with double corolla probably marks the end of the figured field. Waving flag (pataka) from the top left of the trefoil false-niche.
Kabul National Museum
Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 787/ 1,2; 789/ 1,2
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: Inv. No. 6275
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: Inv. No. 6275