Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork and stucco
Inv. no. C2467
Brick panels with stucco tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
A2, south outer wall
C2467

Brick panel with stucco tiles
Brickwork and stucco
Moulded (brick) and carved or stamped (stucco)
12×7×3
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment of panel 16 (pattern based on cruciform vegetal motif and swastikas) showing a swastika. No stucco inserts or tiles remain.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7670
Neg. no.: 3871
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: C. Passaro, 2020
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”