Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2820

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Southern area, 1 A
C2820

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C2820

Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
26x27x6.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Small 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). Much broken and corroded.

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1402

Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
[...الطـ[ـاعة [...]
"[...] submis[sion to God...]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 632/1; 3895/9
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –