Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. IG0269
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, Scerrato 1962
Ghazni area
Shams, Mosque of Hadrat-i Shams (reused as floor slab)
Ghazni area
Shams, Mosque of Hadrat-i Shams (reused as floor slab)
Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
11th-12th c.
The decoration is composed of one section with a sequence of interlaced trilobated arches alternating with vertical motifs created by split-palmettes and fleur-de-lis. The arches enclose an incised vegetal motif. Corroded. Reassembled from two fragments. This type might have been used as an architectural dado or as a tomb paneling.
Current location: unknown
Current location: unknown
Neg. no.: 2228/12
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