Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C1577

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room X
C1577

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C1577_MR2004

Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
41x31x7
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Large fragment of the middle and lower sections of a dado panel (Type 14 - upper section kufic epigraphic band; middle section sequence of interlaced trilobated arches; lower section sequence of two interlaced and rolled up half-palmettes. The band of trilobated arches meets at an angle of 95°). Slightly corroded.

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1469
Neg. no.: 3880/6; 3881/9
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: –