Islamic Ghazni: Stucco
Inv. no. C5559

Epigraphic panels and frames
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Outer wall, exterior, north side
C5559

Other images

C5559_Artusi 2007_ok

Epigraphic frame
Stucco
Carving
14x25×12
Late 11th - early 12th c.

Small portion of a curved epigraphic frame. Stucco traces. Related with C1554. Similar to C6132, C2348, C3487, C5613, C5614, C5716, C5667, C5699.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7712

Inscription: Arabic, Kufic, one line
[...] الـ]ـملك للـه...]
"Sovereignty belongs to Him" (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 3311/5
Digital photos: S. Artusi, 2007
Drawings: –