Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2827

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, courtyard, northern side
C2827

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C2827_MR2004

Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
41x28x6
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Large 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°).

Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1376
[ـد(؟) دل دشمـ[ـن[...]
"[...] the heart of the enem[y]" (Reading by A. Bombaci)
Neg. no.: 633/7; 1216/10; 1217/5; 3888/9
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –