Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C2333
Pilasters
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIa
C2333

Other images

C2333_Artusi 2007_ok
C2333_2007_anteprima
Pilaster_Type 1

Pilaster
Brickwork
Carving
23×22×5
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment. Type 1: vegetal symmetric pattern composed of palmettes and honeycomb calyx flowers, framed by interlaced lateral bands. Preserving a damaged portion of one lateral band.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7610
Neg. no.: 3305/7
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: C. Passaro, 2020
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”