Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01363
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Area 64-100
Near stupa 64, surface
TS01363

Other images

040057
040059
MNAOR 3705 TS 1363
TS 1363

Winged lion
Clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Relief; obtained from mould; legs worked separately then fixed to the figure
H: 8; W: 5,4 cm
Late period (?)

Front part of winged lion. Staring eyes and half-open mouth showing part of tongue. Wavy hair on the body. Socket for a disappeared wooden tenon at the right foreleg.

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 9623/ 1÷6
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: -
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