Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. IG6003
Tombs
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1974
Ghazni area
Mausoleum of Muhammad Sharif Khan
Ghazni area
Mausoleum of Muhammad Sharif Khan
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Tomb element
Marble
Bas-relief
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992/1584
Monolithic tomb in the form of an elongated flat parallelepiped on a two-stepped prism. Inscriptions on four sides.
Current location: in situ (2010)
Epitaph: Arabic, cursive
Name of the deceased, date of death, basmala, Kor. 2:255, invocation to God;
Arabic, squared Kufic
the name of Muhammad is repeated four times. (Reading by M. Massullo)
Current location: in situ (2010)
Epitaph: Arabic, cursive
Name of the deceased, date of death, basmala, Kor. 2:255, invocation to God;
Arabic, squared Kufic
the name of Muhammad is repeated four times. (Reading by M. Massullo)
Neg. no.: 11015/25, 27, 33, 36; 11017/8; 11038/7,10; 11039/5
Digital photos: L. Tedesco, 2010
Drawings: –
Digital photos: L. Tedesco, 2010
Drawings: –