Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. C6105
Dado panels
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1960
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ivan XVII (reused on the western side)
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Ivan XVII (reused on the western side)
Dado panel
Marble
Bas-relief
73.5x27.5x5.5
Late 11th - early 12th c.
Dado with interlaced trefoils and Persian inscriptioin (type 14). Complete. Hole in the epigraphic field. Reassembled from two fragments; small portion of the upper right corner missing. Inscription hammered away on purpose.
Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
Current location: Ghazni warehouse
Inscription: Persian, Kufic, one line
(ـان علی بود (؟
"[...] 'Ali was (?)" (Reading by V. Allegranzi)
Neg. no.: 3903/6, 7; 6371; FB 475/6,7; FB 553/44; FB Neg555/20,21
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: Inv. no. 14322
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: Inv. no. 14322