Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C5811
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace Area
Facade, north side (small cemetery)
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace Area
Facade, north side (small cemetery)
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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
66x53.5x7
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Large fragment of the upper and middle and 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 central field. Corroded. Upper right corner much damaged.
Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
[والطا[عة [...]
"[...] and submissi[on to God]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 3833/1-3; 3886/8
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: Inv. no. 1792
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: Inv. no. 1792