Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C1621

Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, September 1959, Scerrato
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of the pillar between rooms VIII and IX
C1621

Other images

C1621_Marletto 2009aa
C1621_Artusi 2007aa
C1621d

Column drum
Brickwork
Carving
H. 45, diam. 25.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Column drum (three items) with spiralling vegetal and epigraphic motifs. Similar to C1622, C3384, C3388, C5644, C5663, C5676. Restored in 2009.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 6471

Inscriptions: Arabic, Kufic, 2 lines
اليمن والبركة
"Bliss and divine grace" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 1229/2, 3
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007; D. Marletto, 2009
Drawings: Inv. no. 7001