Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C1651
Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, September 1959, Scerrato
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room VII
C1651

Other images

C1651_MAIA 2002

Small column shaft
Brickwork
Carving
27x9x26
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Small column with lance-shaped shaft, provided with a vegetal capital composed by two half-palmettes. Half of the shaft and conical base missing. Similar to C1193, C1647, C1648, C1649, C1650, C1652, C1912, C2441, C2649, C2650, C2696, C2710, C2728, C3322, C5672.

Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Neg. no.: 955/7-8, 3873/7-8
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: –
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