Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C0950

Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1959
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Throne room II
C0950

Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
5x3.8 cm
Late 12th - early 13th c.

Fragment of a mustard monochrome hexagonal tile, in the shape of regular hexagon. The glaze is speckled and shows many crackles. Moulded relief decoration representing a bud with two leaves at the base; it most probably belongs to the pattern comprising 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”, Inv. no. 8133
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Digital photos: G. Di Flumeri, 2000
Drawings: –