Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01965
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
In front of the main cultic image
TS01965

Pendant
Red clay; paint: red, white
Relief; obtained from mould 23m21
L: 6,1; W: 3 cm
Late period

Pendant in the shape of an elongated pentagon, carinated, bordered, with two short grooves on the sloping faces, concave sides at the tip ending in bead, emerging from a knob seemingly composed of leafs with lobed margin, with a central projecting boss. Red paint on the pendant; white paint on the knob.

Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: -
Digital photos: -
Drawings: Inv. No. 6306
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