Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2802

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, ivan est
C2802

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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
12.5x19.5x4
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Small 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).

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1492

Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
[...] الـ]ـبركة...]
"[...the] divine grace [...]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 631/9; 3901/5
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –