Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C6160
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber X
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber X
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Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
74.5x64.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Dado with interlaced trefoils and Persian inscription (type 14). Complete. Carefully incised details. Small portion of the lower right corner missing. Red painting traces.
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1348
Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1348
Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
بردبار و دلیر گهی بزم ابر گهـ[ـی رزم شیر]
"[A sovereign pat]ient and valiant. At the time of the banquet a (beneficient) cloud, at the tim[e of battle, a lion]" (Reading by A. Bombaci)
Neg. no.: 3897/11; 3899/9; 2934/3,11; FB1549
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006; R. Giunta, 2013
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006; R. Giunta, 2013
Drawings: –