Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C5657

Pilasters
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LIV
C5657

Other images

C5657_2007_anteprima
C5657_2007
C5657b
C5657_Artusi 2007a

Pilaster
Brickwork
Carving
107x50×27
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Type 4: vegetal symmetric pattern composed of honeycomb palmettes, leaves and flowers, framed by lateral bands. Quite worn; lateral bands missing.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8420
Neg. no.: 3322/10-11, 6375
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: Inv. no. 14292; C. Passaro, 2020