Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0093
Tombs
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni area
East of ziyara Sharif Khan
Ghazni area
East of ziyara Sharif Khan
Tomb composed of two elements
Marble
Bas-relief
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16th c.
Tomb composed of a monolithic humpbacked upper element [A] and a lower element in the form of a trapezoidal prism [B].
Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Epitaph: [A] Arabic, cursive: name of the deceased and invocation to God
Arabic, squre Kufic: 'Ali (repeated four times)
[B] Arabic, cursive: Basmala and Kor. 2:255
(Reading by M. Massullo)
Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Epitaph: [A] Arabic, cursive: name of the deceased and invocation to God
Arabic, squre Kufic: 'Ali (repeated four times)
[B] Arabic, cursive: Basmala and Kor. 2:255
(Reading by M. Massullo)
Neg. no.: 3913/12; 3916/1-8
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: –
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: –