Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C2960

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Central courtyard
C2960

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C2960_MR2004

Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
30x17x4
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Small 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. 05.2.1567

Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
[...]هر د ؟ [...]
Translation uncertain (Reading by V. Allegranzi)
Neg. no.: 971/4; 1225/6; 3889/4
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004
Drawings: –