Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
      
      
        Inv. no. TS01492
      
    IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan
Tapa Sardar, II terrace
Trench in Room 36 (6)
    Tapa Sardar, II terrace
Trench in Room 36 (6)
Headwear
Clay; red paint
Relief; obtained from mould; completed by engraving 
H: 7,2; W: 5,6 cm
Early period 2
Decorative plaque presumably from the headwear of a figure. Fluted almost cylindrical object topped by a globe and supported by a low crescent-shaped base resting on a lotus flower with petals turned downwards at centre; ogival frame composed by two plain fillet and two outer rows of bead-and-reel ending in a pipal leaf at the top.  Red paint on surface. Fired accidentally. 
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
        Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9581/ 1-2- 3
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