Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS00889
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (4)
Other images
Buddha (false-niche)
Red clay; black paint
Very high relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
H (Buddha): 48 cm
Late period
Buddha seated in dhyanamudra on a plain throne, wrapped in overrobe (with covered hands and feet), in a trefoil false-niche decorated with a row of rosettes (eleven of them are preserved) between two plain fillets. Black paint on hair.
Related fragment: TS 1891 (throne).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Related fragment: TS 1891 (throne).
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 6727/ 6,7; 6736/ 1,2; 6738/ 7,8; 11022/ 8 –9
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2002
Drawings: -