Islamic Ghazni: Stucco
Inv. no. C3445

Pilasters
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Bazar, room I
C3445

Other images

C3445_Artusi 2007a
C3445bb

Pilaster
Stucco
Carving
24×24×6
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Pilaster with a vegetal motif of interlacing bilobed palmette arranged specularly to a central axis. Stucco and red painting traces. Almost preserving the whole item. Similar to C3444.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7404
Neg. no.: 950/4, 3868/4
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –