Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2804

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Room XXVI
C2804

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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
9x9.5x1.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Small fragment of the upper section 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. 05.2.1459

Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
Lower part of one letter
Neg. no.: 634/12; 3891/8
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –