Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. KM.58.2.6
Screens
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957
Ghazni area
Unknown
Ghazni area
Unknown
Other images
Screen
Marble
Bas-relief and openwork
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11th-12th c.
Transenna (complete) showing shows the same decoration on both faces. On the back face the carving of the right and the lower band was left unfinished (the motifs were only incised).
Current location: Kabul National Museum
Inscription on the upper frame of both sides: Arabic, cursive, one line
Current location: Kabul National Museum
Inscription on the upper frame of both sides: Arabic, cursive, one line
اليمن والبركة والسلامة والسعادة والدولة والسلامة والسعادة والنصرة
“Bliss and divine grace (misspelled), spiritual integrity and felicity / Good fortune, spiritual integrity, felicity, victory" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: D187/11-12
Digital photos: M. Ferrandi, 2012; R. Giunta, 2013
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Ferrandi, 2012; R. Giunta, 2013
Drawings: –