AFGHANISTAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

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A GHAZNAVID MARBLE MIHRAB PANEL
AFGHANISTAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, the recessed mihrab flanked by two tubular columns surmounted by an arch decorated with arabesques and two rosettes, the border with kufic inscription, restoration to lower left corner and incorrectly restored
30¼in. (76.9cm.) long

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拍品專文

The inscription rendered in plain kufic is from the qur'an, sura iii, v.18.

The depth of the interior of the arched opening suggests a mihrab rather than a gravestone. The horseshoe is characteristic of Ghaznavid work of the 11th century and the best known example is the tomb of Mahmud of Ghazni (998-1030).