Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2809
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Small courtyard III, passage
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Small courtyard III, passage
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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
24.5x28x6
Late 11th - early 12th c.
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°). Location mark incised on the upper stripe. Upper stripe slightly corroded.
Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
سلا]طین هند ر ...]
"[... sul]tans (?) of India [...]" (Reading by V. Allegranzi)
Neg. no.: 629/5; 1218/4
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: –
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: –