Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01367
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar
TS01367

Other images

040053
TS 1367
LA 9630_5_ridim
LA 9630_6_ridim
LA 9630_7_ridim

Winged lion
Clay; Inferable: wood (tenon)
Relief; obtained from mould; legs worked separately then fixed to the figure
H: 3,1; W: 2,8 cm
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Front part of a winged lion. Staring eyes and half-open mouth. Wavy hair on the body. Socket for a disappeared wooden tenon at both legs. Fired accidentally.

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 9630/ 7-5-6
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”