Slab
NEP46.6
From: India | West Bengal | Lakhnauti
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | NEP46.6 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Islamic |
Provenience | India | West Bengal | Lakhnauti |
Period | Restored Ilyas Shahi Dynasty |
Date Made | 1466 CE |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Limestone |
Iconography | Inscription |
Inscription Language | Arabic Language |
Description | Black tuff rock slab in ten pieces with Islamic inscription dedicated to Sultan Rukun-ud-din Barbak Shah who ruled Bengal from 1459-1474 CE. The inscription commemorates the building of a reservoir and inner gate on the grounds of the palace of Gaur (Lakhnauti), then capital of Bengal. It is dated to 871 AH (1466-7 CE). |
Length | 73.66 cm |
Width | 29.84 cm |
Thickness | 8.26 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1924 |
Other Number | NEP46 - Old Museum Number |
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