Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative element/miscellanea
Inv. no. TS01713

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
Central area of the chapel
TS01713

Other images

040172
LA 10402_3_ridim
AFTS0130
TS 1713
Dep. CS 6272 6273 6274 6275 6276_ridim-478

Flag
Red clay; black/blue paint; red paint
Relief; completed by engraving
H: 25; W: 20 cm ca.
Late period

Wall decoration preserving a portion of flag (pataka) in relief and part of the painted background. Folds of flag shown with curvilinear and wavy concentric folds decreasing in size between plain borders, defined by grooves. Red paint and black (or faded blue) on the background.

Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: 10402/ 3
Digital photos: MAIA 2004
Drawings: Inv. No. 6276