Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2961
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard
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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
18x27x6.5
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). Much abraded.
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1566
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1566
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
[...والســعا[دة [...]
"[...] and happin[ess...]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 3895/12
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –