Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0096

Tombs
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni area
Southern cemetery, Khwaja Awliya
SP0096

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Sp0096

Tomb element
Marble
Bas-relief
H. 26; 65.5x11
12th-first half 13th c.

Monolithic moulded top element. Complete.

Current location: Ghazni warehouse

Epitaph: Arabic, one epigraphic band on one face [A]; three epigraphic bands on the other face [B]. Different styles of cursive script (Reading by R. Giunta)
[A] first part of the date of death
[B] shahada and name of the deceased
العبد علي يشير بغدادي حاجي المسترشدي
Neg. no.: 3924/1-3,7; 1006/2-3
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: –