Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. IG0226
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, Scerrato 1958
Ghazni area
Bagh Behesht, Ziyara of Sayyid Abu Bakr Muhammad (reused as floor slab)
Ghazni area
Bagh Behesht, Ziyara of Sayyid Abu Bakr Muhammad (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. Broken and slightly corroded. This type might have been used as an architectural dado or as a tomb paneling.
Current location: unknown
Current location: unknown
Neg. no.: 649/4
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Digital photos: –
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