Buddhist Ghazni: Architectural element/miniature
Inv. no. TS01874
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1972
Tapa Sardar, Upper Terrace
NE corner of pradaksinapatha, in front of passage 59
TS01874

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AFTS0094
TS1874

Stupa
Red clay; pink paint
Relief; completed by engraving
H (with pinnacle): 20,5; W: 5,2 cm
Late period

Lower part of a miniature stupa (fragmentary): 1st storey quadrangular in plan with stairway on main axis and bulb-shaped dome. Pink (presumably) paint on surface. Blackened by accidental fire.
Related fragment: TS 278 (pinnacle).

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 10637/ 3
Digital photos: -
Drawings: -
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