Fragment of an architectural frieze with lotus blossom and half-palmette

Details

• Title

  Fragment of an architectural frieze with lotus blossom and half-palmette

• Associated place

  Asia › Afghanistan (place of creation)

• Date

  11th - 12th century (1001 - 1200)
  Ghaznavid Period (AD 977 - 1186)

• Material and technique

  marble, with carved decoration

• Material index

  inorganic › stone › marble

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  architecture › frieze

• Dimensions

  10 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Ralph Pinder-Wilson, 1974.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1974.28

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