Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C3304

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XXXI
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Dado panel
Marble
carving
21.5x18.5x4
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). Location mark incised on the upper stripe. Carving of the epigraphic band left unfinished.

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1541

Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
A few letters of a benedictory text
Neg. no.: 3901/1
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –