Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C1632

Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, September 1959, Scerrato
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of the pillar between rooms VIII and IX
C1632

Composite pillar drum
Brickwork
Carving
11x25
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, C1627, C1628, C1629, C1631, 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. 05.2.0091
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –