Islamic Ghazni: Stucco
Inv. no. C2559
Friezes
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, southern side
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, southern side
Frieze
Stucco
Carving
27×15×6
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Fragment of frieze with specular vegetal motif evoking a pseudo-epigraphy. Red painting traces. Preserving most of one side: the central stem, two curling leaves and one palmette. Similar to C1142, C2413, C2562, C2563, C2564, C2565, C2606, C2607, C2608, C2609, C2633, C2634, C2635, C2669, C3344, C3576, C5467, C5468, C5833, C5835, C5951, C5952, C5953, C5954, C5955, C5956, C5957, C5958, C5959, C5960, C5961, C5962, C5963, C5965, C5966, C5967, C5968, C5969, C5970, C5971, C5972, IG0653, IG0704, IG0732.
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7174
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7174
Neg. no.: 1507/1
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –