Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C1718

Pilasters
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ziyarat Ibrahim
C1718

Other images

C1718-179
Pilaster_Type 1
C1718_Artusi 2007

Pilaster
Brickwork
Carving
38×22×10
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Small fragment. Type 1: vegetal symmetric pattern composed of palmettes and honeycomb calyx flowers, framed by interlaced lateral bands. Preserving one lateral band.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7758
Neg. no.: 1236/10
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: C. Passaro, 2020