Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C1649
Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, September 1959, Scerrato
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room VII
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room VII
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Small column shaft
Brickwork
Carving
39x26x16
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. Base on the right damaged. Red painting traces. Similar to C1193, C1647, C1648, C1650, C1651, C1652, C1912, C2441, C2649, C2650, C2696, C2710, C2728, C3322, C5672.
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7103.
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7103.
Neg. no.: 1218/1, 3428/4-6
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: s.n., 1966
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: s.n., 1966