Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C1697
Pilasters
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber XI
C1697

Pilaster
Brickwork
Carving
28×17×5
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Small fragment. Type 4: vegetal symmetric pattern composed of honeycombed palmettes, leaves and flowers, framed by lateral bands.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7627
Neg. no.: 3315/3
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: C. Passaro, 2020
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”