Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C6123
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard, eastern side (reused as floor slab)
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard, eastern side (reused as floor slab)
Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
41x33x7.5
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). Location mark (?) incised on the central field. Lower right corner damaged.
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1204
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1204
Neg. no.: 3904/5,6
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –