Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0143

Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni area
Unknown
SP0143

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SP0143_MAIA2002

Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
42.5x47.5x8
First half 11th c.

Rectangular panel composing a dado facing. The decoration is composed of two horizontal registers. The upper register consists of a motif of leftbound running quadrupeds, the lower section of a figurative scene. The registers are separated by a plain stripe; two plain stripes constitutes the panel's lower frame. Corroded.

Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Neg. no.: LA8898/1,4
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002; R. Giunta, 2013
Drawings: –