Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C1579
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room X
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room X
Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
38x17x6.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Fragment of the upper section 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). Location mark incised on the upper stripe.
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1470
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1470
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
[الـ]ـسلامة والسـ[ـعادة]
"[...] spiritual integrity and ha[ppiness]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 1222/9; 1229/9
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –