Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C5900

Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII
C5900

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C5900d
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C5900_Artusi 2007-547
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C5900

Cubic element
Brickwork
Carving
18.5×18.5×18.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Cubic element preserving two faces with geometric and stylized vegetal motifs. Highly worn. Similar to C6131.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7335
Neg. no.: 3836/2,3
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: Inv. nos. 14297, 14298; C. Passaro, 2020