Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01410
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, II terrace
Below Room 18 (6)
TS01410

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LA 9627_7_ridim
LA 9627_8_ridim

Turban (decorated)
Clay; inferable: wood (tenon)
Relief; decorative elements worked separetely then fixed to the surface
H: 18 cm
Early period 2

Probable fragment of a turban with twisted horizontal bands. Diadem composed of a small round plaque with bead at centre and a knot-shaped motif with long grooves. Fired accidentally. Traces (through-holes) left by disappeared wooden tenons. Fired accidentally.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9627/ 7-8
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”