Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C5663

Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LVIII
C5663

Other images

C5663_Artusi 2007
C5663b_Artusi 2007 a

Column drum
Brickwork

H. 6, diam. 22
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Column drum with spiralling vegetal and epigraphic decoration. Similar to C1621, C1622, C3384, C3388, C5644, C5676.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7170

Inscription: Arabic, Kufic
Unreadable
Neg. no.: 3322/1
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –