Islamic Ghazni: Stucco
Inv. no. C5467

Friezes
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Outer wall, exterior, north-east side
C5467

Other images

C5467_Artusi 2007a

Frieze
Stucco
Carving
9.5×6×4
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Small fragment of frieze with specular vegetal motif evoking a pseudo-epigraphy. Preserving only one fragmentary curling leaf; severely damaged. Similar to C1142, C2559, C2562, C2563, C2564, C2565, C2606, C2607, C2608, C2609, C2633, C2634, C2635, C3344, C3576, C5468, C5833, C5835, C5951, C5952, C5953, C5954, C5955, C5956, C5957, C5958, C5959, C5960, C5961, C5962, C5963, C5965, C5966, C5968, C5969, C5970, C5971, C5972, IG0653, IG0704, IG0732.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7684
Neg. no.: 930/1, 3848/1
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –