Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C1648

Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room VII
C1648

Small column shaft
Brickwork
Carving
41x26x18
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Pair of small columns with lance-shaped shaft, provided with vegetal capitals composed by two half-palmettes and a conical base. Damaged capitals. Similar to 1193, C1647, C1649, C1650, C1651, C1652, C1912, C2441, C2649, C2650, C2696, C2710, C2728, C3322, C5672.

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1336
Neg. no.: 955/1-4, 3873/1-4
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –