Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01031
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
Near the main cultic image
TS01031

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Afts0382

Leaf (three-lobed)
Red clay; blue paint; inferable: wood (tenon)
Relief; obtained from mould 23m30
H: 11,5; W: 10,8 cm
Late period

Three-lobed leaf with indented edge. Middle-rib and laterals ribs incised. Blue paint on surface. Cavity left by a disappeared wooden tenon on the back.
Neg. no.: 8171/ 7; 8938/ 5; 1308/2
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 6300
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