Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C5749
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard, north-east side (reused on the platform)
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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
35x56x7
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Very large portion of the middle and lower 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).

Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Neg. no.: 3878/5; 3879/8; 3956/7
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: –
Gerda Henkel Stiftung | Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”