Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork and stucco
Inv. no. C1559
Brick panels with stucco tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Entrance area
C1559

Other images

svastiche Medaglioni_C1559
C1559_Rugiadi 2004
C1559 bis
svastiche Medaglioni_C1559 bis

Brick panel with stucco tiles
Brickwork and stucco
Moulded (brick) and carved or stamped (stucco)
57×35×17
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Large portion of panel 16 (pattern based on cruciform vegetal motif and swastikas). No stucco inserts or tiles remain. Related with C1559, C2293, C5977, C6054, IG0733, IG3272, IG3756, IG3772.

Current location: Kabul, National Museum
Neg. no.: 1238/11
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: C. Passaro, 2020
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