Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C3278
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard
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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
16.5x18x5
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 corroded.
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1509
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1509
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
[...والبركـ[ـة [...]
"[...] and divine gra[ce...]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 3901/2
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –