Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS00878
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Ribbon / or / flag
Red clay; inferable: wood (pin or tenon)
Relief; completed by engraving
Max: 11 cm ca.
Late period
Fragment of ribbon or flag (pataka). Curvilinear concentric folds decreasing in size between plain borders defined by grooves ending in straight grooves. Circular hole (through-hole) left by a disappeared wooden tenon.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 6734/ 1
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -