Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. IG0154

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, Scerrato 1958
Ghazni area
Western cemetery, ziyara Imam al-Sahib (reused as tomb-slab)
IG0154

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IG0154_MR2009_LM 288
IG0154_alta risoluzione Artusi_bis

Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
72.8x61.1
end 11th - early 12th cent.

Dado with Persian inscription (type 14). Complete.

Current location: Stuttgart, Linden Museum, Inv. no A35 898L

Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
شهید یکچندی(؟) جهـ]ـان چو خلد برین بود از بسی]
[martyr some times (?). The wo]rld was like the superior Paradise for abundant (Reading by V. Allegranzi)
Neg. no.: IsIAO DepCS 594/6; 4647/3
Digital photos: MAIA 2009 MR
Drawings: -