Islamic Ghazni: Stucco
Inv. no. C2635
Friezes
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Throne room II, southern side, next to the outer wall
C2635

Frieze
Stucco
Carving
17×10×8
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment of frieze with specular vegetal motif evoking a pseudo-epigraphy. Blue painting traces. Preserving only one curling leaf with its scroll. Similar to C1142, C2413, C2559, C2562, C2563, C2564, C2565, C2606, C2607, C2608, C2609, C2633, C2634, 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: Ghazni warehouse
Neg. no.: 927/4,9, 3845/4,9
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: –
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”