Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0083
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
Other images
Tomb composed of two elements
Marble
Bas-relief
upper element 53x22x28; lower element 88x50x10
1006/1598
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].
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8409
Epitaph: Arabic, cursive
[A] one epigraphic band on each of the two longitudinal faces and on top
Name of the deceased and date of death
[B] one epigraphic band on each of the four faces
Basmala, invocation to God and Kor. 2:255
(Reading by M. Massullo)
Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8409
Epitaph: Arabic, cursive
[A] one epigraphic band on each of the two longitudinal faces and on top
Name of the deceased and date of death
[B] one epigraphic band on each of the four faces
Basmala, invocation to God and Kor. 2:255
(Reading by M. Massullo)
Neg. no.: 997/10; 3913/12; 3915/1-10
Digital photos: M. Massullo, 2016
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Massullo, 2016
Drawings: –