Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01030
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Near the main cultic image
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Near the main cultic image
Leaf (three-lobed)
Red clay; paint: blue, pink; inferable: wood (tenon)
Relief; obtained from mould 23m30
H: 12,3; W: 10,3 cm
Late period
Three-lobed leaf with indented edge. Middle-rib and laterals ribs incised. Blue paint on surface, pink paint on the edge. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden tenon on the back.
Neg. no.: 8171/ 8; 8938/ 4; 1308/ 1
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 6300
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 6300