Buddhist Ghazni: Cornice
Inv. no. TS01402
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1967
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (central area)
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 17
In front of statue no. 17 (central area)
False niche (fragment of trefoil arch)
Red clay
Relief; rosettes obtained from mould 17m3
Max: 55 cm
Late period
Fragment of trefoil arch of false-niche decorated with a row of rosettes (seventeen are preserved) with six “concave” petals around a concave button (pistil) between two plain fillets.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2003)
Neg. no.: 9602/ 1-2
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: -