Buddhist Ghazni: Architectural element/miniature
Inv. no. TS01278
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 4
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near stupa 4
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Capital supporting lion
Red clay; inferable: wood (inner armature)
Relief
H: 2,5; L: 7,6: W: 6 cm
Late period
Capital with horizontal mouldings presumably supporting a lion. On the upper surface (top): two legs and two circular cavities left by the disappeared wooden inner armature of the figure. Rough socket for the column (shaft) at the base (lower surface) of the fragment.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9585/ 3-4-6
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