Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. IG0057
Tombs
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Ghazni area
Shams, near the ziyara
Ghazni area
Shams, near the ziyara
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Tomb composed of five elements
Marble
Bas-relief
25x18
11th-12th c.
The tomb was found during the excavations carried out near the ziyara of Shams (see also IG1811 and IG1812). The two upper elements are monolithic and in a good state of preservation.
Current location: top element in Kabul National Museum. There is no information about the other elements of the tomb
Epitaph: Arabic, Kufic, on the two faces of the top
Kor. 29:57 (Reading by R. Giunta)
Current location: top element in Kabul National Museum. There is no information about the other elements of the tomb
Epitaph: Arabic, Kufic, on the two faces of the top
Kor. 29:57 (Reading by R. Giunta)
Neg. no.: 8147/6; 8152/5,6,9,10; 8153/12
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006; R. Giunta, 2013
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006; R. Giunta, 2013
Drawings: –