Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C3369
Panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LVII
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Antechamber LVII
Panel
Marble
Bas-relief
52x43x5
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Panel with octagons pattern (type 3). Complete. It constituted the lateral part of a larger facing. The epigraphic band is enriched by a fleur-de-lis the three times it turns. The vegetal pattern of the main field shows bilobated palmettes instead of the trilobated ones, usually employed. Left bound damaged.
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1343
Inscription: Arabic, Kufic, one line
Current location: Kabul National Museum, Inv. no. 05.2.1343
Inscription: Arabic, Kufic, one line
[...] في ايام الدولة العالية [...]
"[...] in the days / of the noble / reign [...]" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 3301/6,8, 853/8
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: –