Islamic Ghazni: Stucco
Inv. no. C1142

Friezes
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Entrance area
C1142

Other images

C1142_Artusi 2007
C1142bb

Frieze
Stucco
Carving
14.5×31×9
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment of frieze with specular vegetal motif evoking a pseudo-epigraphy. Preserving portions of both sides: two bilobed leaves and scrolls, and a hint of the central stems

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7261
Neg. no.: 950/5, 1233/12, 3868/5
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –