Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C1198

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XI
C1198

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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
74x41.5x7 cm
Late 11th - early 12th c.

The dado belogs to Type 14. The decoration is composed of three horizontal sections: the upper section consists of a kufic epigraphic band, the middle section of a sequence of interlaced trilobated arches, and the lower section of a sequence of two interlaced and rolled up half-palmettes. The band of trilobated arches meets at an angle of 95°. They are set against a vegetal pattern of interlaced half-palmettes and fleur-de-lis. Reassembled from two fragments. Small portions of the upper right and lower left corners missing. Two words incised in Arabic script on the right plain stripe of the arches.

Current location: unknown

Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
ـن پس(؟) خلافت بعثما[ن]
[...] then(?) the Caliphate to ʿUthma[n‏] (Reading by V. Allegranzi)
Neg. no.: 3302/11; 3878/11; 3884/3; 808/17,20
Digital photos: –
Drawings: –