Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0097

Tombs
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957
Ghazni area
Southern cemetery, Khwaja Awliya
SP0097

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Sp0097_3913-11

Tomb element
Marble
Bas-relief
H. 24; 77x13.5
12th-first half 13th c.

Monolithic moulded top element. Complete.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8415

Epitaph: Arabic, two different styles of curive script on each face (Reading by R. Giunta)
Face A: shahada; Face B: Kor. 29:57
Neg. no.: 3913/10,11
Digital photos: –
Drawings: –