Dado with Persian inscription (type 14)

Dado carved in bas-relief (type 14). The decoration is composed of three horizontal sections: the upper section consists of a kufic epigraphic band, the middle section of a sequence of interlaced trilobated arches, and the lower section of a sequence of two interlaced and rolled up half-palmettes. The inscriptions are part of a continuous text in Persian verses (a simplified reading is reported in the database, for a thorough analysis see Allegranzi 2019 - link in each record). The band of trilobated arches meets at an angle of 95°. They are set against a vegetal pattern of interlaced half-palmettes and fleur-de-lis. Type 14 differs from dadoes types 14a and 14b for the style of the inscription, the arches and the vegetal pattern.

The height of the panels varies from 69.5 to 80 cm, their width from 84.2 to 16.5 cm; their thickness is 2-9.2 cm.

Some of the panels have incised marks that are related to the carvers’ practice; they might be location marks.

Most of the artifacts were excavated in the Ghaznavid palace; others were found re-employed in the Ghazni area (both excavation and surveys occurred in the late 1950s-1970s).

Inv. no.:
C0272
Measures:
15x24x6 cm
Inv. no.:
C0284
Measures:
11.5x8x2 cm
Inv. no.:
C1191
Measures:
11x19x3.5 cm
Inv. no.:
C1192
Measures:
38x22x6 cm
Inv. no.:
C1195
Measures:
42x29x8 cm
Inv. no.:
C1198
Measures:
74x41.5x7 cm
Inv. no.:
C1445
Measures:
8x7
Inv. no.:
C1566
Measures:
10.5x10.5x4
Inv. no.:
C1577
Measures:
41x31x7
Inv. no.:
C1578
Measures:
29.5x26x6.5
Inv. no.:
C1582
Measures:
75x32.5x9
Inv. no.:
C1583
Measures:
73x42x5
Inv. no.:
C1767
Measures:
17.5x7.5x3
Inv. no.:
C1768
Measures:
9x9x3
Inv. no.:
C1769
Measures:
7x6x2.5
Inv. no.:
C1771
Measures:
12.5x17.5
Inv. no.:
C1772
Measures:
17x11x5
Inv. no.:
C1774
Measures:
6.5x16.5x5
Inv. no.:
C1775
Measures:
16x6.5x3
Inv. no.:
C1776
Measures:
25x18.5x3
Inv. no.:
C1777
Measures:
18.5x12x4
Inv. no.:
C1779
Measures:
7.5x10x3.5
Inv. no.:
C1780
Measures:
9.5x18x2
Inv. no.:
C1782
Measures:
9x10.5x4.5
Inv. no.:
C1783
Measures:
10x7.5x2.5
Inv. no.:
C1785
Measures:
31x21x6
Inv. no.:
C1841
Measures:
8.5x5.5x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2025
Measures:
6x8
Inv. no.:
C2105
Measures:
13.5x7x3
Inv. no.:
C2106
Measures:
9x9.5x7
Inv. no.:
C2107
Measures:
7x16x4
Inv. no.:
C2280
Measures:
15x22x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2281
Measures:
11x13x4
Inv. no.:
C2773
Measures:
10x22x5.5
Inv. no.:
C2774
Measures:
10x20x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2775
Measures:
13x10x5.5
Inv. no.:
C2776
Measures:
13x5x7
Inv. no.:
C2778
Measures:
40x31x6
Inv. no.:
C2778bis
Measures:
33x23x4.5 cm
Inv. no.:
C2779
Measures:
57x37x6
Inv. no.:
C2780
Measures:
24.5x23.5x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2782
Measures:
23x11.5x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2785
Measures:
9.5x15.5x2
Inv. no.:
C2786
Measures:
9.5x12x3
Inv. no.:
C2787
Measures:
22x22x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2788
Measures:
73x34.5x5.5
Inv. no.:
C2789
Measures:
28x38.5x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2790
Measures:
26x18x5
Inv. no.:
C2791
Measures:
75x40x7
Inv. no.:
C2794
Measures:
19.5x14.5x6
Inv. no.:
C2795
Measures:
27.5x13.5x4
Inv. no.:
C2797
Measures:
12x9x2.5
Inv. no.:
C2798
Measures:
26x38x6
Inv. no.:
C2800
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
C2801
Measures:
16x9.5x3
Inv. no.:
C2803
Measures:
14x15.5x4
Inv. no.:
C2804
Measures:
9x9.5x1.5
Inv. no.:
C2806
Measures:
23x18x5.5
Inv. no.:
C2808
Measures:
70x44x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2809
Measures:
24.5x28x6
Inv. no.:
C2810
Measures:
15.5x14x3
Inv. no.:
C2812
Measures:
26.5x22x6
Inv. no.:
C2813
Measures:
8x13.5x3.5
Inv. no.:
C2814
Measures:
8x7x2.5
Inv. no.:
C2815
Measures:
16x20x3.5
Inv. no.:
C2816
Measures:
26x17x5
Inv. no.:
C2819
Measures:
22x32x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2822
Measures:
23x18x7
Inv. no.:
C2823
Measures:
16x19x6
Inv. no.:
C2824
Measures:
21x17.5x5
Inv. no.:
C2826
Measures:
18x16x5 cm
Inv. no.:
C2827
Measures:
41x28x6
Inv. no.:
C2829
Measures:
31x33x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2830
Measures:
25x23x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2831
Measures:
19x27x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2832
Measures:
19x19x7.5
Inv. no.:
C2834
Measures:
18x15x4
Inv. no.:
C2835
Measures:
12x9x6
Inv. no.:
C2837
Measures:
10.5x10.5x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2838
Measures:
16x17x4
Inv. no.:
C2842
Measures:
18x11x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2843
Measures:
13x10x3.5
Inv. no.:
C2844
Measures:
6x16x6
Inv. no.:
C2845
Measures:
12x14x6
Inv. no.:
C2846
Measures:
29x18x5.5
Inv. no.:
C2847
Measures:
12x16x5
Inv. no.:
C2849
Measures:
10x17x2.5
Inv. no.:
C2850
Measures:
13x12x3
Inv. no.:
C2853
Measures:
14x16.5x6
Inv. no.:
C2854
Measures:
14x11x2.5
Inv. no.:
C2855
Measures:
28x28x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2856
Measures:
38x43x5
Inv. no.:
C2857
Measures:
20x24x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2858
Measures:
14x23x4
Inv. no.:
C2860
Measures:
31x15x5.5
Inv. no.:
C2862
Measures:
34x27x6
Inv. no.:
C2863
Measures:
11.5x13x3
Inv. no.:
C2864
Measures:
21x26.5x7
Inv. no.:
C2865
Measures:
25x24x3.5
Inv. no.:
C2867
Measures:
16x21x5
Inv. no.:
C2868
Measures:
21x19x7.5
Inv. no.:
C2869
Measures:
14x16x3
Inv. no.:
C2872
Measures:
8x10x2
Inv. no.:
C2874
Measures:
11x12x4
Inv. no.:
C2875
Measures:
12x14x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2876
Measures:
9x17x6
Inv. no.:
C2877
Measures:
9x10x2
Inv. no.:
C2880
Measures:
27x36x5.5
Inv. no.:
C2881
Measures:
43x60x6
Inv. no.:
C2883
Measures:
65x61x6
Inv. no.:
C2884
Measures:
31x32x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2885
Measures:
49x23x6
Inv. no.:
C2887
Measures:
11x8.5x5.5
Inv. no.:
C2892
Measures:
10x18x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2893
Measures:
16x13x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2896
Measures:
32.5x26.5x7
Inv. no.:
C2898
Measures:
33x26.5x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2899
Measures:
20x13.5x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2902
Measures:
72x57x8.5
Inv. no.:
C2903
Measures:
74x52x6 cm
Inv. no.:
C2904
Measures:
68x66x6
Inv. no.:
C2905
Measures:
75x54x7
Inv. no.:
C2906
Measures:
59x57x8
Inv. no.:
C2907
Measures:
39x37x5
Inv. no.:
C2909
Measures:
73x41x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2910
Measures:
67x30x5.5 cm
Inv. no.:
C2911
Measures:
59x30x8
Inv. no.:
C2913
Measures:
62x41x6
Inv. no.:
C2914
Measures:
57x27x7
Inv. no.:
C2915
Measures:
27x52x6
Inv. no.:
C2916
Measures:
31x42x8
Inv. no.:
C2917
Measures:
44x58x7.5
Inv. no.:
C2919
Measures:
38x54.5x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2927
Measures:
26x19x5.5
Inv. no.:
C2930
Measures:
13x28x3
Inv. no.:
C2931
Measures:
17x13x3
Inv. no.:
C2935
Measures:
11x7x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2936
Measures:
13x16x3.5
Inv. no.:
C2937
Measures:
18x10.5x3.5
Inv. no.:
C2938
Measures:
17x19x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2939
Measures:
8x12x4
Inv. no.:
C2942
Measures:
20x17x4 cm
Inv. no.:
C2943
Measures:
15x14x4 cm
Inv. no.:
C2944
Measures:
16x23x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2945
Measures:
18x16x6
Inv. no.:
C2947
Measures:
10.5x14.5x6
Inv. no.:
C2949
Measures:
27x9x5
Inv. no.:
C2950
Measures:
72x37x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2951
Measures:
37x72x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2954
Measures:
15x12x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2955
Measures:
11x15x8
Inv. no.:
C2957
Measures:
11x7x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2959
Measures:
16x17x6.5
Inv. no.:
C2960
Measures:
30x17x4
Inv. no.:
C2967
Measures:
13x6x4
Inv. no.:
C2968
Measures:
14x11x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2969
Measures:
14x13x8
Inv. no.:
C2970
Measures:
28x14x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2971
Measures:
34x38x5
Inv. no.:
C2972
Measures:
74x28x8
Inv. no.:
C2973
Measures:
28x23
Inv. no.:
C2983
Measures:
18x18
Inv. no.:
C2984
Measures:
11x10
Inv. no.:
C2985
Measures:
23x13
Inv. no.:
C2986
Measures:
14x14
Inv. no.:
C2989
Measures:
16x15x5
Inv. no.:
C2990
Measures:
21x12.5x4
Inv. no.:
C2991
Measures:
14.5x12x4.5
Inv. no.:
C2992
Measures:
8.5x17.5x6.6
Inv. no.:
C2993
Measures:
9.5x10.5x5
Inv. no.:
C2994
Measures:
5x11.5x3.5
Inv. no.:
C2995
Measures:
13.5x6x4
Inv. no.:
C2996
Measures:
6.5x6x2.5
Inv. no.:
C2997
Measures:
19x16.5x5.5
Inv. no.:
C2998
Measures:
15x15x4.5
Inv. no.:
C3275
Measures:
18.5x11x4.5
Inv. no.:
C3279
Measures:
7x8x6
Inv. no.:
C3280
Measures:
14.5x8x4.5
Inv. no.:
C3281
Measures:
11x7.5x2.5
Inv. no.:
C3282
Measures:
7x8x2.5
Inv. no.:
C3287
Measures:
14x12x4
Inv. no.:
C3288
Measures:
14x10x4
Inv. no.:
C3289
Measures:
10x15x4
Inv. no.:
C3292
Measures:
19x10x6.5
Inv. no.:
C3293
Measures:
9x14x3
Inv. no.:
C3296
Measures:
9x8x4
Inv. no.:
C3297
Measures:
6x11x2.5
Inv. no.:
C3298
Measures:
8.5x9x3
Inv. no.:
C3299
Measures:
8.5x7x3.5
Inv. no.:
C3300
Measures:
5x9.5x4.5
Inv. no.:
C3309
Measures:
20x14x4.5
Inv. no.:
C3310
Measures:
42.5x19.5x4
Inv. no.:
C3311
Measures:
10x9.5x4.5
Inv. no.:
C3312
Measures:
8x17x3
Inv. no.:
C3370
Measures:
29.5x29x5
Inv. no.:
C3447
Measures:
17.5x16.5x7.5
Inv. no.:
C3448
Measures:
28x26x6
Inv. no.:
C3454
Measures:
26x22x6
Inv. no.:
C3493
Measures:
12.5x13x7
Inv. no.:
C3498
Measures:
16x9.5x3.5
Inv. no.:
C3513
Measures:
20x18x5.5
Inv. no.:
C3515
Measures:
18.5x16x6
Inv. no.:
C3537
Measures:
72x65.5x5
Inv. no.:
C3539
Measures:
71x49.5x5
Inv. no.:
C3543
Measures:
72.5x39x5.5
Inv. no.:
C3553
Measures:
9.5x14.5x3
Inv. no.:
C3555
Measures:
14x10x5
Inv. no.:
C3563
Measures:
31x22x5.5
Inv. no.:
C3564
Measures:
43x38x6
Inv. no.:
C3577
Measures:
13x17x1.8
Inv. no.:
C3586
Measures:
9.5x26x3.5
Inv. no.:
C3726
Measures:
14x12x3.5
Inv. no.:
C3732
Measures:
72x44.5x8 cm
Inv. no.:
C3733
Measures:
69.5x43x6
Inv. no.:
C3734
Measures:
42x20x6.5
Inv. no.:
C3735
Measures:
15x30x5
Inv. no.:
C5509
Measures:
74x27x6
Inv. no.:
C5556
Measures:
70x40.5x6.5
Inv. no.:
C5577
Measures:
17.5x19.5x4
Inv. no.:
C5580
Measures:
18.5x18.5x5
Inv. no.:
C5630
Measures:
37.5x23x5
Inv. no.:
C5725
Measures:
21x11x5
Inv. no.:
C5748
Measures:
45x30.5x5
Inv. no.:
C5751
Measures:
17.5x12x4
Inv. no.:
C5752
Measures:
74x44x7.8
Inv. no.:
C5753
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
C5754
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
C5755
Measures:
70x28.3x7
Inv. no.:
C5756
Measures:
71x33.5x8
Inv. no.:
C5757
Measures:
75x26x9.5
Inv. no.:
C5759
Measures:
74.5x23x8
Inv. no.:
C5760
Measures:
74x48x9
Inv. no.:
C5761
Measures:
70x38.5x6.5
Inv. no.:
C5762
Measures:
80x35.5x7
Inv. no.:
C5763
Measures:
49x32.5x7.5
Inv. no.:
C5767
Measures:
30.5x26.5x4.5
Inv. no.:
C5768
Measures:
13x23.5x4
Inv. no.:
C5769
Measures:
63.5x60x5
Inv. no.:
C5770
Measures:
39x27.5x4
Inv. no.:
C5774
Measures:
32x23x7
Inv. no.:
C5777
Measures:
25.5x34.5x4.5
Inv. no.:
C5778
Measures:
27.5x20x6
Inv. no.:
C5779
Measures:
16x25x6
Inv. no.:
C5780
Measures:
22.5x18.5x6
Inv. no.:
C5781
Measures:
46x28.5x9.2
Inv. no.:
C5782
Measures:
68.5x37x5.5
Inv. no.:
C5809
Measures:
33.5x58x4
Inv. no.:
C5901
Measures:
12x7.5x3.3
Inv. no.:
C5902
Measures:
10.5x15x2.5
Inv. no.:
C5903
Measures:
13.5x18.5x6.5
Inv. no.:
C5904
Measures:
19x9.8x3.5
Inv. no.:
C5905
Measures:
7.5x22.5x4
Inv. no.:
C5908
Measures:
10x9x2.8
Inv. no.:
C5909
Measures:
17x16x6
Inv. no.:
C5910
Measures:
11x41x3.2
Inv. no.:
C5912
Measures:
11x18.5x2
Inv. no.:
C5913
Measures:
14x12x3.8
Inv. no.:
C5914
Measures:
7x15.5x7
Inv. no.:
C5915
Measures:
14.5x12x3.5
Inv. no.:
C5916
Measures:
8x9x3
Inv. no.:
C5919
Measures:
8x8x2.8
Inv. no.:
C5982
Measures:
19x9x3.8
Inv. no.:
C5983
Measures:
7.5x6x4
Inv. no.:
C5984
Measures:
12.5x9x6.8
Inv. no.:
C5985
Measures:
10x13.5x3.6
Inv. no.:
C6007
Measures:
10.5x13x4.3
Inv. no.:
C6008
Measures:
10x13.5x5.5
Inv. no.:
C6071
Measures:
71.8x84.2x7
Inv. no.:
C6084
Measures:
71.8x67x7.5
Inv. no.:
C6087
Measures:
71.8x25x4
Inv. no.:
C6088
Measures:
76.5x66.5x7.5
Inv. no.:
C6090
Measures:
68x30.7x6
Inv. no.:
C6091
Measures:
65x24.8x8.5
Inv. no.:
C6092
Measures:
70x34.5x5.3
Inv. no.:
C6093
Measures:
73x45.3x7
Inv. no.:
C6095
Measures:
66x27x7.5
Inv. no.:
C6100
Measures:
72,7x19x5,5
Inv. no.:
C6105
Measures:
73.5x27.5x5.5
Inv. no.:
C6106
Measures:
70x38.5x7.5
Inv. no.:
C6117
Measures:
28x22x7
Inv. no.:
C6118
Measures:
20x38x6
Inv. no.:
C6135
Measures:
74.5x35.5
Inv. no.:
C6136
Measures:
72.8x39.5
Inv. no.:
C6137
Measures:
74.5x51
Inv. no.:
C6138
Measures:
69x23.5
Inv. no.:
C6139
Measures:
72.5x74
Inv. no.:
C6140
Measures:
74.5x45
Inv. no.:
C6141
Measures:
74.5x28.8
Inv. no.:
C6142
Measures:
73x53x6
Inv. no.:
C6143
Measures:
73x56
Inv. no.:
C6144
Measures:
72x28
Inv. no.:
C6145
Measures:
75x39.7
Inv. no.:
C6146
Measures:
76.5x31.5
Inv. no.:
C6147
Measures:
76x26
Inv. no.:
C6148
Measures:
76x35.5 cm
Inv. no.:
C6149
Measures:
76x49.3
Inv. no.:
C6150
Measures:
76x52x7
Inv. no.:
C6151
Measures:
78x38.8
Inv. no.:
C6152
Measures:
76x49.7
Inv. no.:
C6153
Measures:
70x28
Inv. no.:
C6154
Measures:
78.5x16.5
Inv. no.:
C6155
Measures:
70x36
Inv. no.:
C6156
Measures:
76x39
Inv. no.:
C6157
Measures:
76x32
Inv. no.:
C6158
Measures:
73x41
Inv. no.:
C6159
Measures:
73x29.5
Inv. no.:
C6160
Measures:
74.5x64.5
Inv. no.:
C6161
Measures:
77x33.5
Inv. no.:
C6162
Measures:
70x30.7
Inv. no.:
C6163
Measures:
72x75
Inv. no.:
C6164
Measures:
74x29.8
Inv. no.:
C6165
Measures:
74.5x41.5
Inv. no.:
C6166
Measures:
77x41.5
Inv. no.:
C6166sic
Measures:
68.5x38.5
Inv. no.:
C6167
Measures:
75x41.5
Inv. no.:
C6168
Measures:
74.5x36.5
Inv. no.:
C6169
Measures:
75x35
Inv. no.:
C6170
Measures:
71.5x22
Inv. no.:
C6171
Measures:
72.7×24
Inv. no.:
C6172
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
C6173
Measures:
57x50
Inv. no.:
C6174
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
C6175
Measures:
72x65
Inv. no.:
C6176
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
C6177
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
IG0006
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
IG0018
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
IG0028
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
IG0029
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
IG0046
Measures:
27x33
Inv. no.:
IG0047
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
IG0059
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
IG0065
Measures:
71,4x32,5x8,9
Inv. no.:
IG0075
Measures:
74.2x43
Inv. no.:
IG0077
Inv. no.:
IG0089
Measures:
13.5x14.5x3.2 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0090
Measures:
13x17x3 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0092
Measures:
10x14.5x3.3 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0093
Measures:
7x12x3.6 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0096
Measures:
9x6.2x1.6 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0105
Measures:
6.2x6.9x1.4 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0106
Measures:
17x13.5x2.3 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0125
Measures:
22.5x6.3x1.3 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0127
Measures:
10.5x9x2 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0131
Measures:
24.5x13.5x4.7-6 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0134
Measures:
10.5x5.9x5.5 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0140
Measures:
10.3x7x4.7 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0152
Inv. no.:
IG0153
Inv. no.:
IG0154
Measures:
72.8x61.1
Inv. no.:
IG0156
Inv. no.:
IG0157
Inv. no.:
IG0158
Inv. no.:
IG0171
Measures:
22x10 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0172
Measures:
20x7 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0173
Measures:
45x23 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0174
Measures:
20x40 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0175
Inv. no.:
IG0176
Inv. no.:
IG0177
Inv. no.:
IG0178
Inv. no.:
IG0179
Inv. no.:
IG0180
Inv. no.:
IG0181
Inv. no.:
IG0182
Inv. no.:
IG0193
Measures:
14x17 cm
Inv. no.:
IG0194
Inv. no.:
IG0201
Inv. no.:
IG0202
Inv. no.:
IG0204
Inv. no.:
IG0205
Inv. no.:
IG0207
Inv. no.:
IG0219
Inv. no.:
IG0227
Inv. no.:
IG0246
Inv. no.:
IG0248
Inv. no.:
IG0250
Inv. no.:
IG0253
Inv. no.:
IG0261
Inv. no.:
IG0263
Inv. no.:
IG0301
Inv. no.:
IG0303
Inv. no.:
IG0306
Inv. no.:
IG0308
Inv. no.:
IG0323
Inv. no.:
IG0481
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
IG1845
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
M0013
Measures:
35x40
Inv. no.:
M0015
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
M0016
Measures:
55x24
Inv. no.:
M0019
Measures:
30x23
Inv. no.:
M0025
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
M0029
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
M0030
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
PF0008
Measures:
42.5x38.5
Inv. no.:
PF0009
Measures:
35x39
Inv. no.:
PF0012
Measures:
24.7x31.7
Inv. no.:
PF0038
Measures:
13x17
Inv. no.:
PF0041
Measures:
69x40
Inv. no.:
PF0042
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
PF0043
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
PF0044
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
PF0047
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
PF0048
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
PF0050
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
PF0051
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
PF0052
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
PF0053
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
PF0054
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
RM0032
Measures:
46x20
Inv. no.:
Sp0030
Measures:
–
Inv. no.:
Sp0032
Inv. no.:
Sp0033
Measures:
38x27x7
Inv. no.:
Sp0102
Measures:
19.7x13
Inv. no.:
Sp0173
Measures:
max 35.5