Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0061

Tanks
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni area
Purchased at Ghazni
SP0061

Other images

Sp0061_face b_2013RG_bassa risol
Sp0061_2013_RG_bassa risol
Sp0061_face a_2013RG_bassa risol
Sp0061_neg 3924-10
Sp0061_face d_2013RG_bassa risol
Sp0061_neg 479-3
Sp0061_face c_2013RG_bassa risol
Sp0061_neg 479-6

Tank
Marble
Bas-relief
130x110x10
11th-12th c.

Large rectangular tank. Round drainage hole on bottom of one of the longer lateral faces. The other long face shows a round hole on the top.
Carved bas-relief decoration on the four faces: symmetrical arabesques of palmettes framed by a band of rolled up scrolls.

Current location: Ghazni
Neg. no.: 3924/10; 479/3,5,6; 4696/5-10
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2005; R. Giunta, 2013
Drawings: –