Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C3302
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XXXII
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XXXII
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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
44x51x4
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Large 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). Location mark incised on the upper stripe.
Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
[...]ة والدولة والر[...]
"[...] and good fortune and [...]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 3880/4; 3881/7
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: Inv. no. 1791
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: Inv. no. 1791