Islamic Ghazni: Stucco
Inv. no. C5970

Friezes
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
“Corridor” XVIII, room A
C5970

Frieze
Stucco
Carving
20×12×4.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment of frieze with specular vegetal motif evoking a pseudo-epigraphy. Red painting traces on the background, blue painting traces on the stem. Preserving small portions of the central stems and two curling leaves.
Similar to C1142, 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, C5967, C5968, C5969, C5971, C5972, IG0653, IG0704, IG0732.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7148

Neg. no.: 3862/1, 944/1
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –