Islamic Ghazni: Stucco
Inv. no. C5952
Friezes
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII
Frieze
Stucco
Carving
37×36×5
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Element of frieze with specular vegetal motif evoking a pseudo-epigraphy. Preserving portions of both sides: the two central stems, three curling leaves and two palmettes (1966); then only portions of the central stems and two curling leaves (2007). Similar to C1142, C2413, C2559, C2562, C2563, C2564, C2565, C2606, C2607, C2608, C2609, C2633, C2634, C2635, C2669, C3344, C3576, C5467, C5468, C5833, C5835, C5951, 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. 7176
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7176
Neg. no.: 3830/4; 912/4
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –