Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C5644
Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LIII
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LIII
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Column drum
Brickwork
Carving
29×23×18
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Column drum (two items) with spiralling vegetal and epigraphic motifs. Similar to C1621, C1622, C3384, C3388, C5663, C5676.
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7095
Inscription: Arabic, Kufic, one line
Repetition of the word
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7095
Inscription: Arabic, Kufic, one line
Repetition of the word
الملك
“The sovereignty” (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 3325/10-12
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: s.n., 1966
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: s.n., 1966