Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0085

Tombs
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni area
Graveyard north of the minaret of Bahram Shah
SP0085

Tomb composed of two elements
Marble
Bas-relief

11th/17th c.

Upper element of a tomb in the form of a molded parallelepiped with central mihrab-like cartouche and inscriptions on the two longitudinal faces.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 7838

Epitaph: Arabic, cursive, three lines (no photo of face b)
Shahada and name of the deceased (Reading by M. Massullo)
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: M. Massullo, 2016
Drawings: –