Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01857
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near Throne 1, south side
TS01857

Scroll
Red clay; red paint
Relief; obtained from mould
L: 6,5 cm
Late period

Curvilinear running scroll (fragment) preserving one spiral consisting of round plaque decorated with anti-clockwise twisted stem ending into a three-lobed flower or leaf with lower plain fillet. Red paint on surface.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”