AFGHANISTAN, CIRCA 11OO AD

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A GHAZNAVID CARVED WHITE MARBLE PANEL
AFGHANISTAN, CIRCA 11OO AD
Of rectangular form, the face carved in shallow relief with a central register of horseshoe arches with cusped interiors resting on squat baluster columns each containing a design of bold interlaced arabesques, the spandrels similarly filled with strong arabesques, a band of concentric roundels above and band of lightly carved meandering design below, drilled holes for attachment at the top of each arch, slight chipping to corners
19 x 23in. (48.5 x 59cm.)

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拍品專文

The decoration of this panel is very close to that of the carved stone dado in the palace of Mas'ud III (1099-1115 AD) at Ghazni (Bonbacci, The kufic inscription in Persian verses at the Court of the Royal Palace of Mas'ud III at Ghazni, Rome, 1966). A feature of Ghaznavid decoration is the way in which the elements appear to be in two planes, each crossing over or under the other. This panel may come from a wall revetment or may be the side of a sarcophagus.