Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C5661

Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LIV
C5661

Other images

C5661_Artusi 2007

Composite pillar drum
Brickwork
Carving
25×20×26
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Composite pillar drum including a vegetal band and a pyramidal capital. Stucco traces.
Similar to C1574, C1627, C1628, C1629, C1631, C1632, C1635, C2360, C2361, C2362, C2363, C2365, C2374, C2375, C2444, C2445, C2698, C5544, C5628, C5648, C5649, C5653, C5688, C5703, C5704, C5715, IG0510, IG0520, IG0524, IG0794, IG2068.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
Neg. no.: 3322/4-6
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –