Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C2698

Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of rooms Ia and XXI
C2698

Other images

C2698_Artusi 2007a

Composite pillar drum
Brickwork
Carving
H. 38×26×26
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Composite pillar drum including the shaft of a small column framed laterally by a vegetal band composed by a single scroll with semi-palmettes.
Similar to C1574, C1627, C1628, C1629, C1631, C1632, C1635, C2360, C2361, C2362, C2363, C2365, C2374, C2375, C2444, C2445, C5544, C5628, C5648, C5649, C5653, C5661, C5688, C5703, C5704, C5715, IG0510, IG0520, IG0524, IG0794, IG2068.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7212.
Neg. no.: 3315/12, 3316/1-5
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –