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"PALACE
OF MAS'UD III,
LOCATION:
Ghazni Province. 136 km south of
Kabul.
DATE: Ghaznavid
& Ghurid, 11th-13th C. (Ceramic, documentary, stylistic,
etc);
Timurid, 15th-16th C. (Stylistic).
DESCRIPTION:
" The palace is a complex
of buildings surrounding a central, marble paved courtyard.
The most significant find was a long, decorated marble frieze
with an inscription in Persian, 250 m long. Other finds include
objects of glass, ceramic and bronze, decorative stuccos,
paintings, marbles and tilework."
From
Ball, W. Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan, Paris,
1982, p. 106
CONDITION: Completely
destroyed
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