Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C2696

Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of rooms Ia and XXI
C2696

Other images

C2696_Monti 2006

Small column shaft
Brickwork
Carving
54×11, width 25
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Small column with lance-shaped shaft, provided with a vegetal capital composed by two half-palmettes and a conical base. Similar to C1193, C1647, C1648, C1649, C1650, C1651, C1652, C1912, C2441, C2649, C2650, C2696, C2710, C2728, C3322, C5672.

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.0071
Neg. no.: 627/4,5, 954/3-6, 1740/1,2, 3872/3-6
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: –