Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. IG0218

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni area
Find spot: unknown
IG0218

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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief

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). Corroded.

Current location: Ghazni warehouse

Inscription: Arabic, cursive, one line
[...] ـعاد [...]
"[...ha]ppine[ss...]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: -