Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. IG2068

Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Unknown
IG2068

Composite pillar drum
Brickwork
Carving

Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment of composite pillar drum including the shaft of a small column on top of a geometric elements featuring squares into rhombs, framed laterally by vegetal bands composed by a single scroll with semi-palmettes. Preserving only a portion of the square into rhomb decoration.
Similar to C1574, C1627, 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.

Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: –