Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0009

Basins
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, Scerrato 1958
(Purchased at Ghazni)
Unknown
SP0009

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Basin
Marble
Bas-relief
51x50x18
12th-first half 13th c.

Square basin with a lobated reservoir inscribed in an octagon. It seems covered by a layer of unknown material (plaster?) of greyish-pinkish colour. The lateral sides are left very rough; deep tool marks belonging to a large tool (0,3 cm) are visible.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7823
Neg. no.: 1036/8; 1039/10,11; 1010/3; 695/2,3; 1234/6; 3928/3; 3954/8; 1749/5
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