Islamic Ghazni: Stucco
Inv. no. C2564

Friezes
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Throne room II, southern side, next to the outer wall
C2564

Other images

C2564_Artusi 2007

Frieze
Stucco
Carving
17×13×10
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment of frieze with specular vegetal motif evoking a pseudo-epigraphy. Red painting traces. Preserving only one fragmentary curling leaf. Similar to C1142, C2413, C2559, C2562, C2563, 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. 7270
Neg. no.: 927/2, 3845/2
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –