Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2821
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Between rooms IVc and IVg
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Between rooms IVc and IVg
Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
16x14x5
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Very 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). Much abraded.
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1401
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1401
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
[...السـ]ـعا[دة...]
"[...hap]pi[ness...]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 634/2; 3892/12
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –