Buddhist Ghazni: Architectural element/miniature
Inv. no. TS01694
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1968
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
Near Throne 6, left side
TS01694

Other images

LA 10423_8_ridim
MNAOR 3781 TS 1694
MNAOR 3782 TS 1694

Column (amalaka and spacer)
Red clay
In the round
H: 10; diam.: 10,7 cm
Late period

Shaft of column (fragment) with bulbous drums, composed of superimposed amalaka-shaped elements (two of them are preserved). Blackened by accidental fire.
Related fragments: TS 1692 and TS 1693 (base and amalaka - shaped elements).

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse
Neg. no.: 10423/ 8
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
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