Islamic Ghazni: Brickwork
Inv. no. C1657

Epigraphic panels and frames
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of the pillar between antechambers VII and VIII
C1657

Other images

C1657_Artusi 2007a
C1657_Marletto 2009b

Epigraphic frame
Brickwork
Carving
19x70
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Large portion of a rectangular epigraphic frame. Related to C2022, C1722, C1661, C1659. Similar to C1553, C1659, C1741, C5976, C2624, C2493, C2494, C1741, C2426, C2428, C2429, C2392, C2395.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”

Inscription: Arabic, Kufic, one line
Sequence of
الملك
“The sovereignty” (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 1218/8-9
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007; D. Marletto, 2009
Drawings: –