Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C0007

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1957-1966
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, room IIIm
C0007

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
4.5x0.8
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Fragment of an olive green monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon, with cut straight edges. Many spots of the front surface peeled, with the flaking of both slip and glaze. The rear surface is uneven and rough. Moulded relief decoration representing a central equilateral triangle from which there sprout six shoots with buds, alternately bare or with two leaves at the base. The central motif is framed by a simple fillet.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –