Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C1196

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room X
C1196

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C1196-C1197-C1572_FB_Neg203
C1196_MR2004

Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
27.5x44x5.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment of the upper and middle sections of a dado panel (Type 2 - upper section: epigraphic band in cursive script; middle section: sequence of interlaced trilobated arches: lower section: sequence of two interlaced and rolled up half-palmettes).

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1377

Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
السلا]مة والسعادة]
"[spiritual integri]ty and happiness" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 1221/4; 1222/10; 3895/7
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –