Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C6122

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard, western side (reused as floor slab)
C6122

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C6122

Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
45x23x6.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Very large fragment 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). Much damaged.

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1180
Neg. no.: 3904/7
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –