Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C1578

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room X
C1578

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C1578_MR2004

Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
29.5x26x6.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Fragment of the upper and middle 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°). Location mark incised on the upper stripe. Slightly corroded.

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1265

Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
(مـ]ـحمود برد ا(؟]
"[M]ahmud took [...](?)" (Reading by V. Allegranzi)
Neg. no.: 1222/6; 3888/1; 1225/5
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –