Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2856
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of rooms Ia and XXI
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
In front of rooms Ia and XXI
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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
38x43x5
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°). Location mark incised on the upper stripe.
Current location: unknown
Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
Current location: unknown
Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
گیتی(؟) جوان شد سـ
"[the w]orld (?) has got younger [...]" (Reading by V. Allegranzi)
Neg. no.: 630/8; 1219/6; 3878/8; 3879/9; 3958/1
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