Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C1574
Pillars and columns
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of the pillar between rooms X and XI
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of the pillar between rooms X and XI
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Composite pillar drum
Brickwork
Carving
69×26.5×26
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Composite pillar drum including the shaft of a small column on top of a geometric elements featuring squares into rhombs, framed laterally by vegetal bands composed by a single scroll with semi-palmettes.
Similar to C1627, C1628, C1629, C1631, C1632, C1635, C2360, C2361, C2362, C2363, C2365, C2374, C2375, C2444, C2445, C2698, C5544, C5628, C5648, C5649, C5653, C5661, C5688, C5703, C5704, C5715, IG0510, IG0520, IG0524, IG0794, IG2068.
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7075 or 7086.
Similar to C1627, C1628, C1629, C1631, C1632, C1635, C2360, C2361, C2362, C2363, C2365, C2374, C2375, C2444, C2445, C2698, C5544, C5628, C5648, C5649, C5653, C5661, C5688, C5703, C5704, C5715, IG0510, IG0520, IG0524, IG0794, IG2068.
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7075 or 7086.
Neg. no.: 1224/10-12, 3429/4-6
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: s.n., 1966
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: s.n., 1966