Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0081
Tombs
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni area
Graveyard north of the minaret of Bahram Shah
Ghazni area
Graveyard north of the minaret of Bahram Shah
Tomb composed of two elements
Marble
Bas-relief
upper element 70x20x40; lower element 97x33x10
992/1584
Tomb composed of an upper element in the form of a flat parallelepiped [A] and a lower element in the form of a trapezoidal prism [B]. Inscriptions on the four faces of both elements.
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8410
Epitaph: Arabic, cursive
[A] Name of the decease, invocation to God, date of death
[B] Basmala and Kor. 55:26-27
Arabic, square Kufic, on the two longitudinal faces of the lower element
The name 'Ali is repeated four time
(Reading by M. Massullo)
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8410
Epitaph: Arabic, cursive
[A] Name of the decease, invocation to God, date of death
[B] Basmala and Kor. 55:26-27
Arabic, square Kufic, on the two longitudinal faces of the lower element
The name 'Ali is repeated four time
(Reading by M. Massullo)
Neg. no.: 530/1-2, 3923/4-6,9
Digital photos: M. Massullo, 2016
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Massullo, 2016
Drawings: –