Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C1627

Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of the pillar between rooms VIII and IX
C1627

Other images

C1627_Rugiadi 2004

Composite pillar drum
Brickwork
Carving
16x25
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Composite pillar drum including the shaft of a small column on top of a geometric elements featuring squares into rhombs, framed laterally by a vegetal band composed by a single scroll with semi-palmettes.
Similar to C1574, C1628, C1629, C1631, C1632, C1635, C2360, C2361, C2362, C2363, C2365, C2374, C2375, C2444, C2445, C2698, C5544, C5628, C5648, C5649, C5653, C5661, C5688, C5703, C5704, C5715, IG0510, IG0520, IG0524, IG0794, IG2068.

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.0092
Neg. no.: 1234/4,5, 3429/9
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –