Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2783
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ivan I
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ivan I
Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
27x30x3.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Two fragments 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. 05.2.1481
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1481
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
[...]الـ]ـدولة والـ]
"[...] good fortune and [...]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 431/3; 3893/10
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –