Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2880
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Between rooms IIIi and IVe
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Between rooms IIIi and IVe
Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
27x36x5.5
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°). Slightly corroded.
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1598
Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1598
Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
[...] خلد برینت [...]
"[...] your superior Paradise [...]" (Reading by A. Bombaci)
Neg. no.: 629/1; 1222/5; 3888/10
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –