Islamic Ghazni: Stucco
Inv. no. C5967

Friezes
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XVIII
C5967

Frieze
Stucco
Carving
25×18
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment of frieze with specular vegetal motif evoking a pseudo-epigraphy. Preserving a small portion of the central element, one palmette and two curling leaves.
Similar to C2413, C2559, 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, C5968, C5969, C5970, C5971, C5972.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7657
Neg. no.: 3830/5, 912/5
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –