Slab
NEP46.10
From: India | West Bengal | Lakhnauti
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | NEP46.10 |
| 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 | 88.27 cm |
| Width | 40.01 cm |
| Thickness | 7.62 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1924 |
| Other Number | NEP46 - Old Museum Number |
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