Buddhist Ghazni: Architectural element/miniature
Inv. no. TS01878
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17
Tapa sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17
Other images
Pilaster
Red clay; black paint
Relief; completed by engraving
H: 10,5; W: 10 cm
Late period
Pilaster (supporting a niche frame) with base and capital with plain fillet. Shaft with complete flute incised, originally having bottom and top ends curved inwards, obtained by adding semicircular zones in relief at the top and bottom. Black paint on flute.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 11019/ 8
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -