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
Ghazni area
Graveyard north of the minaret of Bahram Shah
Tomb composed of two elements
Marble
Bas-relief
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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)
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: –
Digital photos: M. Massullo, 2016
Drawings: –